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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Georgia 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$331$234 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,349 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,079Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$363

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.