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 Lung/Med Core Biopsy W/Guid
SALINAS, CA
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Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System’s median price of $10.2k is 408% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 99% 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: 8 payers, 22 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 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,442 | $6,442 | $6,442 – $6,442 |
| 2 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (non-select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,003 | $7,003 | $7,003 – $7,003 |
| 3 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,390 | $7,390 | $7,390 – $7,390 |
| 4 | Bcbs Ca svhmc hb blue shield trio percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7,990 | $7,990 | $7,990 – $7,990 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca svhmc hb blue shield trio percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,990 | $7,990 | $7,990 – $7,990 |
| 6 | Anthem svhmc hb anthem (non-select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8,034 | $8,034 | $8,034 – $8,034 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare svmhc hb taylor fresh foods percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,709 | $9,709 | $9,709 – $9,709 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare svmhc hb taylor fresh foods percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $9,846 | $9,846 | $9,846 – $9,846 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield svhmc hb blue shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,176 | $10,176 | $10,176 – $10,176 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield svhmc hb blue shield commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10,282 | $10,282 | $10,282 – $10,282 |
| 11 | Cigna svhmc hb fresh express percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10,553 | $10,553 | $10,553 – $10,553 |
| 12 | Cigna svhmc hb fresh express percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,553 | $10,553 | $10,553 – $10,553 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $11,533 | $11,533 | $11,533 – $11,533 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11,533 | $11,533 | $11,533 – $11,533 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (non-select) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12,061 | $12,061 | $12,061 – $12,061 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare svhmc hb uhc (non-select) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12,061 | $12,061 | $12,061 – $12,061 |
| 17 | Aetna svmhc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13,568 | $13,568 | $13,568 – $13,568 |
| 18 | Aetna svmhc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13,568 | $13,568 | $13,568 – $13,568 |
| 19 | Humana svhmc hb humana percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13,568 | $13,568 | $13,568 – $13,568 |
| 20 | Humana svhmc hb humana percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13,568 | $13,568 | $13,568 – $13,568 |
| 21 | MultiPlan svhmc hb multiplan/phcs (private healthcare systems) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $14,322 | $14,322 | $14,322 – $14,322 |
| 22 | MultiPlan svhmc hb multiplan/phcs (private healthcare systems) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14,322 | $14,322 | $14,322 – $14,322 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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