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
Thoracoscopy, diagnostic (separate procedure); lungs, pericardial sac, mediastinal or pleural space, without biopsy
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $6.2k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 52% of the 1,604 hospitals reporting CPT 32601. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 5 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 6 | Aetna newbusinessrates case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 7 | Aetna commercialbasenetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 9 | Oscar broadnetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 10 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 11 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 12 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 13 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 14 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 15 | WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 16 | WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 17 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 18 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 19 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 20 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 21 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 23 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $9.2k | $9.2k | — | — | — | $9.2k – $9.2k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $9.5k | $9.5k | — | — | — | $9.5k – $9.5k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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