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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Hawaii 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?

$1,259

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $3,090.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,981
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,259

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$1,259

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.