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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Arizona 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 5 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$288$204 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,479 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,623Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $288

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$339

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.