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
HC Biopsy Lung/Mediastinum Perc Needle Core Including Imaging Guidance
Darby, PA
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 27% 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: 16 payers, 25 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 aetna better health medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $163.92 | $163.92 | $163.92 – $163.92 |
| 2 | Anthem independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 4 | Carefirst independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 5 | Excellus independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 6 | Highmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 7 | Premera independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 8 | Regence independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 9 | Wellmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare adv facility · other · both | $1,697 | $1,697 | $1,697 – $1,697 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,713 | $1,713 | $1,713 – $1,713 |
| 12 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,739 | $1,739 | $1,739 – $1,739 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,796 | $1,796 | $1,796 – $1,796 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $1,951 | $1,951 | $1,951 – $1,951 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan medicaid facility · case rate · both | $1,958 | $1,958 | $1,958 – $1,958 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross trad indemnity facility · fee schedule · both | $2,515 | $2,515 | $2,515 – $2,515 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,581 | $2,581 | $2,581 – $2,581 |
| 18 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $3,029 | $3,029 | $3,029 – $3,029 |
| 19 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage facility · other · both | $3,054 | $3,054 | $3,054 – $3,054 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,241 | $3,241 | $3,241 – $3,241 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna exchange facility · other · both | $3,275 | $3,275 | $3,275 – $3,275 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $3,742 | $3,742 | $3,742 – $3,742 |
| 23 | Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,952 | $3,952 | $3,952 – $3,952 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna facility · other · both | $4,024 | $4,024 | $4,024 – $4,024 |
| 25 | Highmark highmark health plan facility · other · both | $4,588 | $4,588 | $4,588 – $4,588 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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