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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Idaho 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 8 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$398$295 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$398 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,079Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $398

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 20th of 51

$417

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.