Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Clara Maass Medical Center

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

CORE NDL BX LNG/MED PERQ

Belleville, NJ

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Clara Maass Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 80% 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 Clara Maass Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	UnitedHealthcare community plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$417.87	$417.87	$417.87 – $417.87
2	Aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$457.56	$457.56	$457.56 – $457.56
3	Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient	$886.63	$886.63	$886.63 – $886.63
4	Bcbs Nj omnia percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,380	$1,380	$1,380 – $1,380
5	Bcbs Nj state benefit plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,714	$1,714	$1,714 – $1,714
6	Bcbs Nj managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,756	$1,756	$1,756 – $1,756
7	Bcbs Nj non-managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,811	$1,811	$1,811 – $1,811
8	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$1,818	$1,818	$1,818 – $1,818
9	Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,818	$1,818	$1,818 – $1,818
10	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,818	$1,818	$1,818 – $1,818
11	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$1,818	$1,818	$1,818 – $1,818
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$1,854	$1,854	$1,854 – $1,854
13	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,968	$1,968	$1,968 – $1,968
14	Bcbs Nj worker's comp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,879	$2,879	$2,879 – $2,879
15	UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient	$3,090	$3,090	$3,090 – $3,090
16	Bcbs Nj pip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,131	$3,131	$3,131 – $3,131
17	WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$3,617	$3,617	$3,617 – $3,617
18	UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient	$3,627	$3,627	$3,627 – $3,627
19	UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,635	$3,635	$3,635 – $3,635
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient	$4,267	$4,267	$4,267 – $4,267
21	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$4,294	$4,294	$4,294 – $4,294
22	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$4,294	$4,294	$4,294 – $4,294
23	Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient	$5,459	$5,459	$5,459 – $5,459
24	Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient	$6,937	$6,937	$6,937 – $6,937
25	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$7,306	$7,306	$7,306 – $7,306

Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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