Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Ochsner Medical Center � Hancock Llc

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CORE NDL BIOPSY, LUNG/MEDIAST, PERC, W/IMG GUID

Bay St. Louis, MS

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Ochsner Medical Center � Hancock Llc’s median price of $1.5k is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 18% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32408 at Ochsner Medical Center � Hancock Llc

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 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	Cigna all payor other · outpatient	$1,143	$1,143	$1,143 – $1,143
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$1,201	$1,201	$1,201 – $1,201
3	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$1,339	$1,339	$1,339 – $1,339
4	Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,488	$1,488	$1,488 – $1,488
5	Humana all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,488	$1,488	$1,488 – $1,488
6	Optum all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,488	$1,488	$1,488 – $1,488
7	WellCare all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,488	$1,488	$1,488 – $1,488
8	Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,503	$1,503	$1,503 – $1,503
9	Molina all payor case rate · outpatient	$1,503	$1,503	$1,503 – $1,503
10	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,828	$1,828	$1,828 – $1,828
11	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$2,223	$2,223	$1,488 – $2,959
12	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$2,300	$2,300	$2,300 – $2,300
13	Ambetter all payor case rate · outpatient	$2,380	$2,380	$2,380 – $2,380
14	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$2,496	$2,496	$2,304 – $2,689

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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