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
PR CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $1.7k is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 31% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $536.52 | $536.52 | $536.52 – $536.52 |
| 2 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $607.32 | $607.32 | $607.32 – $607.32 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $724.33 | $724.33 | $665.60 – $783.05 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $736.06 | $736.06 | $676.38 – $795.74 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $791.79 | $791.79 | $791.79 – $791.79 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $795.74 | $795.74 | $795.74 – $795.74 |
| 7 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,041 | $1,041 | $1,041 – $1,041 |
| 8 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,301 | $1,301 | $1,301 – $1,301 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $1,333 | $1,333 | $1,225 – $1,442 |
| 10 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $1,464 | $1,464 | $1,464 – $1,464 |
| 11 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 12 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,661 | $1,661 | $1,661 – $1,661 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,821 | $1,821 | $1,821 – $1,821 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,821 | $1,821 | $1,821 – $1,821 |
| 16 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,883 | $1,883 | $1,883 – $1,883 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,959 | $1,959 | $1,959 – $1,959 |
| 18 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,133 | $2,133 | $2,133 – $2,133 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,135 | $2,135 | $2,135 – $2,135 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,671 | $2,671 | $2,671 – $2,671 |
| 21 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2,890 | $2,890 | $2,890 – $2,890 |
| 22 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $3,196 | $3,196 | $3,196 – $3,196 |
| 23 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $3,196 | $3,196 | $3,196 – $3,196 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $3,196 | $3,196 | $3,196 – $3,196 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $3,923 | $3,923 | $3,923 – $3,923 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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