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
CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDIASTNUM PERQ W/IMG [US]
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $3.5k is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 83% 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: 5 payers, 15 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 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,509 | $1,509 | $1,509 – $1,509 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,677 | $1,677 | $1,677 – $1,677 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,760 | $1,760 | $1,760 – $1,760 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,983 | $2,983 | $2,983 – $2,983 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,166 | $3,166 | $3,166 – $3,166 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,320 | $3,320 | $3,320 – $3,320 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,361 | $3,361 | $3,361 – $3,361 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,518 | $3,518 | $3,518 – $3,518 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,521 | $3,521 | $3,521 – $3,521 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,521 | $3,521 | $3,521 – $3,521 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,030 | $5,030 | $5,030 – $5,030 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,281 | $5,281 | $5,281 – $5,281 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,281 | $5,281 | $5,281 – $5,281 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,461 | $7,461 | $7,461 – $7,461 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,461 | $7,461 | $7,461 – $7,461 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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