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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Alaska rates for HCPCS 38300

Opens and drains a lymph node or cluster of nodes that has filled with pus. A small incision is made over the swelling and the infected fluid is let out, sometimes leaving a small drain or packing behind. This is the straightforward version, for a collection that is easy to reach and does not require extensive dissection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$537 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$339 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$955

CA $2,399DE $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.