Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at University of Alabama Hospital

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

CORE NDL BX LNG/MED PERQ W/IMG

Birmingham, AL

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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $3.2k is 56% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 79% 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 University of Alabama Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 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 tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,335	$1,335	$1,335 – $1,335
2	Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,451	$1,451	$1,451 – $1,451
3	Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,451	$1,451	$1,451 – $1,451
4	Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,552	$1,552	$1,552 – $1,552
5	Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,567	$1,567	$1,567 – $1,567
6	Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,995	$1,995	$1,995 – $1,995
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,143	$2,143	$2,143 – $2,143
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,403	$2,403	$2,403 – $2,403
9	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,403	$2,403	$2,403 – $2,403
10	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,640	$2,640	$2,640 – $2,640
11	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,640	$2,640	$2,640 – $2,640
12	Cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,004	$3,004	$3,004 – $3,004
13	MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3,231	$3,231	$3,231 – $3,231
14	MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,231	$3,231	$3,231 – $3,231
15	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,349	$3,349	$3,349 – $3,349
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,508	$3,508	$3,508 – $3,508

Last updated: Feb 19, 2026

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