Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC 32408 CORE NDL BX LNG/MED PERQ

Orange, TX

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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $1.7k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 37% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32408 at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 33 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$510.77	$510.77	$510.77 – $510.77
2	Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient	$510.77	$510.77	$510.77 – $510.77
3	Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$510.77	$510.77	$510.77 – $510.77
4	UnitedHealthcare chip km percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541.60	$541.60	$541.60 – $541.60
5	UnitedHealthcare star kid km percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541.60	$541.60	$541.60 – $541.60
6	UnitedHealthcare star km percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541.60	$541.60	$541.60 – $541.60
7	UnitedHealthcare star plus km percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541.60	$541.60	$541.60 – $541.60
8	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
9	Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
10	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
11	Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
12	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
13	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,623	$1,623	$1,623 – $1,623
14	Aetna new business case rate · outpatient	$1,741	$1,741	$1,741 – $1,741
15	Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient	$1,753	$1,753	$1,753 – $1,753
16	UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient	$1,863	$1,863	$1,863 – $1,863
17	Aetna epo case rate · outpatient	$1,934	$1,934	$1,934 – $1,934
18	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$1,934	$1,934	$1,934 – $1,934
19	Aetna pos case rate · outpatient	$1,934	$1,934	$1,934 – $1,934
20	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$1,934	$1,934	$1,934 – $1,934
21	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,956	$1,956	$1,956 – $1,956
22	Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,956	$1,956	$1,956 – $1,956
23	Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient	$2,167	$2,167	$2,167 – $2,167
24	Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$2,322	$2,322	$2,322 – $2,322
25	Humana choicecare other · outpatient	$2,336	$2,336	$2,336 – $2,336

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Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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