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.
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HC CORE NDL BIOPSY, LUNG/MEDIAST, PERC, W/IMG GUID
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $2.8k is 39% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 72% 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: 12 payers, 14 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 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $360.14 | $360.14 | $360.14 – $360.14 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $360.14 | $360.14 | $360.14 – $360.14 |
| 4 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,155 | $1,155 | $1,094 – $1,215 |
| 5 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,201 | $1,201 | $1,201 – $1,201 |
| 6 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $1,218 | $1,218 | $1,218 – $1,218 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1,218 | $1,218 | $1,218 – $1,218 |
| 8 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $1,218 | $1,218 | $1,218 – $1,218 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,433 | $2,433 | $349.65 – $4,516 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,699 | $2,699 | $2,699 – $2,699 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,968 | $3,167 | $2,914 – $3,630 |
| 12 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,340 | $3,340 | $3,340 – $3,340 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,536 | $3,536 | $3,536 – $3,536 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $3,760 | $3,760 | $3,760 – $3,760 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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