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
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $350 is 83% 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: 5 payers, 5 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 Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 3 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $591.83 | $591.83 | $349.65 – $834.00 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,558 | $2,558 | $2,451 – $2,665 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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