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HC Biopsy Lung/Mediastinum Perc Needle Core Including Imaging Guidance
Waterloo, IA
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Covenant Medical Center Inc’s median price of $1.7k is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 31% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 18 payers, 42 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 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,556 | $1,556 | $1,556 – $1,556 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1,556 | $1,556 | $1,556 – $1,556 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,572 | $1,572 | $1,572 – $1,572 |
| 4 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1,572 | $1,572 | $1,572 – $1,572 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,587 | $1,587 | $1,587 – $1,587 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1,587 | $1,587 | $1,587 – $1,587 |
| 7 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $1,598 | $1,598 | $1,598 – $1,598 |
| 8 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,598 | $1,598 | $1,598 – $1,598 |
| 9 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 10 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 13 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 14 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 15 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 16 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 17 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 18 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 19 | Kaiser wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 20 | Kaiser wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 21 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 22 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 23 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 24 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 25 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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