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HC Core Needle Bx Lung/Mediastinum Perq W/Img
Bedford, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $2.1k is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 53% 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, 11 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 | Aetna aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,924 | $1,924 | $1,924 – $1,924 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,924 | $1,924 | $1,924 – $1,924 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,924 | $1,924 | $1,924 – $1,924 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $2,113 | $2,113 | $2,113 – $2,113 |
| 6 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,261 | $3,261 | $3,261 – $3,261 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna [100011201] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,301 | $3,301 | $3,301 – $3,301 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $3,372 | $3,372 | $3,372 – $3,372 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $3,454 | $3,454 | $3,454 – $3,454 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,818 | $3,818 | $3,818 – $3,818 |
| 11 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,818 | $3,818 | $3,818 – $3,818 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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