Ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of first lesion at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

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HB Fna Bx W/US Gdn 1st Les

Lake Forest, IL

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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s median price of $1.4k is 59% above the median hospital's median price ($902), higher than 72% of the 2,359 hospitals reporting CPT 10005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10005 at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 23 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 nlfh uhc core fee schedule · outpatient	$152.32	$152.32	$152.32 – $152.32
2	UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$152.32	$152.32	$152.32 – $152.32
3	Aetna nlfh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$644.16	$644.16	$416.49 – $871.83
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh advocate ipa other · outpatient	$672.26	$672.26	$672.26 – $672.26
5	Humana nlfh advocate ipa other · outpatient	$672.26	$672.26	$672.26 – $672.26
6	Humana nlfh humana medicare advt other · outpatient	$672.26	$672.26	$672.26 – $672.26
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh blue cross medicare advt other · outpatient	$705.57	$705.57	$672.26 – $738.88
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$822.28	$822.28	$531.66 – $1,113
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$908.04	$908.04	$587.11 – $1,229
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$908.04	$908.04	$587.11 – $1,229
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$908.04	$908.04	$587.11 – $1,229
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,059	$1,059	$684.96 – $1,434
13	Cigna nlfh cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,463	$1,463	$945.89 – $1,979
14	Aetna nlfh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,542	$1,542	$1,542 – $1,542
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bc lake county phys assoc ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,746	$1,746	$1,129 – $2,363
16	Aetna nlfh aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,258	$2,258	$2,258 – $2,258
17	Cigna nlfh cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,514	$2,514	$1,626 – $3,402
18	Beechstreet nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,104	$3,104	$2,007 – $4,202
19	MultiPlan nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,104	$3,104	$2,007 – $4,202
20	First Health nlfh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,119	$3,119	$1,932 – $4,307
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,881	$3,881	$2,509 – $5,252
22	MultiPlan nlfh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,881	$3,881	$2,509 – $5,252
23	UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,881	$3,881	$2,509 – $5,252

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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