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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Connecticut 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$389$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,715 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $8,511Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $200 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $389

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$437

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.