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.
Original text from hospital filings
PR CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG
Grinnell, IA
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s median price of $365 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 3% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $136.53 | $136.53 | $136.53 – $136.53 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $139.26 | $139.26 | $139.26 – $139.26 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $139.26 | $139.26 | $139.26 – $139.26 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $143.36 | $143.36 | $143.36 – $143.36 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $143.36 | $143.36 | $143.36 – $143.36 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $275.50 | $275.50 | $275.50 – $275.50 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $275.50 | $275.50 | $275.50 – $275.50 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $324.10 | $324.10 | $324.10 – $324.10 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $364.67 | $364.67 | $364.67 – $364.67 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $491.97 | $491.97 | $491.97 – $491.97 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $491.97 | $491.97 | $491.97 – $491.97 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,542 | $1,542 | $1,542 – $1,542 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,542 | $1,542 | $1,542 – $1,542 |
| 14 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,542 | $1,542 | $1,542 – $1,542 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,588 | $1,588 | $1,588 – $1,588 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,588 | $1,588 | $1,588 – $1,588 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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