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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Alabama 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 4 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$324$257 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,096 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,370Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $191 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $324

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$380

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.