Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Lexington Medical Center

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Original text from hospital filings

HC BIOPSY LUNG/MEDIASTINUM W IMAGING

Lexington, NC

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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $1.9k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 46% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32408 at Lexington Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 32 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 medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$832.94	$832.94	$832.94 – $832.94
2	WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$832.94	$832.94	$832.94 – $832.94
3	Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$958.56	$958.56	$958.56 – $958.56
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,042	$1,042	$1,042 – $1,042
5	Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,217	$1,217	$1,217 – $1,217
6	Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,243	$1,243	$1,243 – $1,243
7	Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,256	$1,256	$1,256 – $1,256
8	Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,309	$1,309	$1,309 – $1,309
9	Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,401	$1,401	$1,401 – $1,401
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,402	$1,402	$1,402 – $1,402
11	Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,479	$1,479	$1,479 – $1,479
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,584	$1,584	$1,584 – $1,584
13	Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,641	$1,641	$1,641 – $1,641
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,669	$1,669	$1,669 – $1,669
15	UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,720	$1,720	$1,720 – $1,720
16	Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,904	$1,904	$1,904 – $1,904
17	Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,926	$1,926	$1,926 – $1,926
18	Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,939	$1,939	$1,939 – $1,939
19	UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,961	$1,961	$1,961 – $1,961
20	Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,836	$2,836	$2,836 – $2,836
21	Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,845	$2,845	$2,845 – $2,845
22	Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,928	$2,928	$2,928 – $2,928
23	Aetna nc+ preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,318	$3,318	$3,318 – $3,318
24	Aetna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3,799	$3,799	$3,799 – $3,799
25	Aetna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,799	$3,799	$3,799 – $3,799

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