Pleural biopsy using a chest scope at Mount Carmel East

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Original text from hospital filings

PR Thoracoscopy With Biopsy of Pleura|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE

Columbus, OH

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Mount Carmel East’s median price of $115 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($6.2k), higher than 1% of the 1,674 hospitals reporting CPT 32609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32609 at Mount Carmel East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 32 payers, 199 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 professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
2	Aetna aetna professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
3	Anthem medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
4	Anthem medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
7	Carefirst medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
8	Carefirst medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
9	Cigna medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
10	Cigna medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
11	Excellus medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
12	Excellus medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
13	First Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
14	First Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
15	Highmark medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
16	Highmark medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
17	Kaiser medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
18	Kaiser medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
19	Magellan medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
20	Magellan medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
21	Medicaid medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
22	Medicaid medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
23	Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
24	Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
25	Ucare medicaid professional · fee schedule · inpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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