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/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG
Vero Beach, FL
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Indian River Memorial Hospital Inc’s median price of $1.6k is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 26% 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: 12 payers, 55 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 | Optum managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $111.91 | $111.91 | $111.91 – $111.91 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.68 | $140.68 | $140.68 – $140.68 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.68 | $140.68 | $140.68 – $140.68 |
| 4 | Magellan medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.68 | $140.68 | $140.68 – $140.68 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.68 | $140.68 | $140.68 – $140.68 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $152.00 | $152.00 | $152.00 – $152.00 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage behavioral health professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.82 | $168.82 | $168.82 – $168.82 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage pcp professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.44 | $174.44 | $174.44 – $174.44 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage specialist professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $177.26 | $177.26 | $177.26 – $177.26 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $296.30 | $296.30 | $296.30 – $296.30 |
| 11 | Optum managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $599.03 | $599.03 | $599.03 – $599.03 |
| 12 | Medicaid managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $625.54 | $625.54 | $625.54 – $625.54 |
| 13 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $625.54 | $625.54 | $625.54 – $625.54 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $625.54 | $625.54 | $625.54 – $625.54 |
| 15 | Aetna pos first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $629.55 | $629.55 | $629.55 – $629.55 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $629.55 | $629.55 | $629.55 – $629.55 |
| 17 | Medicaid managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.56 | $630.56 | $630.56 – $630.56 |
| 18 | Molina florida kidcare facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.56 | $630.56 | $630.56 – $630.56 |
| 19 | Molina florida kidcare professional · case rate · outpatient | $630.56 | $630.56 | $630.56 – $630.56 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $630.56 | $630.56 | $630.56 – $630.56 |
| 21 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $662.09 | $662.09 | $662.09 – $662.09 |
| 22 | Aetna managed medicaid/chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $693.62 | $693.62 | $693.62 – $693.62 |
| 23 | Aetna all products first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,259 | $1,259 | $1,259 – $1,259 |
| 24 | Cigna individual family plan mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,357 | $1,357 | $1,357 – $1,357 |
| 25 | Cigna surefit mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,383 | $1,383 | $1,383 – $1,383 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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