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 FINE NEEDLE ASP BIOPSY, W/O IMAGING GUIDANCE, EA ADDTL LESION
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $196 is 58% below the median hospital's median price ($461), higher than 34% of the 1,449 hospitals reporting CPT 10004. 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, 9 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 other · outpatient | $34.75 | $34.75 | $34.75 – $34.75 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $34.75 | $34.75 | $34.75 – $34.75 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $35.80 | $35.80 | $35.80 – $35.80 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $35.80 | $35.80 | $35.80 – $35.80 |
| 5 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $124.55 | $124.55 | $117.99 – $131.10 |
| 6 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $172.50 | $172.50 | $172.50 – $172.50 |
| 7 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $184.00 | $184.00 | $184.00 – $184.00 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $261.84 | $269.87 | $248.59 – $298.55 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,911 | $1,911 | $1,817 – $2,005 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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