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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Florida 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 7 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$257$200 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,514 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $646 to $12,023Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,898professional $257

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
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$309

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.