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 - CT
Brownwood, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $5.5k is 173% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 97% 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, 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,659 | $1,659 | $1,659 – $1,659 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,282 | $3,282 | $3,282 – $3,282 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,282 | $3,282 | $3,282 – $3,282 |
| 4 | Ambetter marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,766 | $3,766 | $3,766 – $3,766 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,285 | $5,285 | $5,285 – $5,285 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,285 | $5,285 | $5,285 – $5,285 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,508 | $5,508 | $5,508 – $5,508 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,508 | $5,508 | $5,508 – $5,508 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,955 | $5,955 | $5,955 – $5,955 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,955 | $5,955 | $5,955 – $5,955 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,252 | $6,252 | $6,252 – $6,252 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,252 | $6,252 | $6,252 – $6,252 |
| 13 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,327 | $6,327 | $6,327 – $6,327 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,327 | $6,327 | $6,327 – $6,327 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,699 | $6,699 | $6,699 – $6,699 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,699 | $6,699 | $6,699 – $6,699 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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