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 CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG
Philadelphia, PA
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Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s median price of $1.6k is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 20% 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: 14 payers, 37 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 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj- hmo pos and direct access facility · other · outpatient | $422.01 | $422.01 | $422.01 – $422.01 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $529.39 | $529.39 | $529.39 – $529.39 |
| 3 | First Health first health global facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $781.50 | $781.50 | $781.50 – $781.50 |
| 4 | First Health first health global facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $781.50 | $781.50 | $781.50 – $781.50 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $797.13 | $797.13 | $797.13 – $797.13 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $953.43 | $953.43 | $953.43 – $953.43 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare compass exchange facility · other · outpatient | $994.00 | $994.00 | $994.00 – $994.00 |
| 8 | Humana humana choice care facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,250 | $1,250 – $1,250 |
| 9 | Humana humana choice care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,250 | $1,250 – $1,250 |
| 10 | Optum optum urn-transplant commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,250 | $1,250 | $1,250 – $1,250 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,529 | $1,529 | $1,529 – $1,529 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna commercial hmo with capitation facility · other · outpatient | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · case rate · inpatient | $1,563 | $1,563 | $1,563 – $1,563 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1,727 | $1,727 | $1,727 – $1,727 |
| 21 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,727 | $1,727 | $1,727 – $1,727 |
| 22 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 23 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1,762 | $1,762 | $1,762 – $1,762 |
| 24 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,779 | $1,779 | $1,779 – $1,779 |
| 25 | Humana humana medicare facility · other · outpatient | $1,779 | $1,779 | $1,779 – $1,779 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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