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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Illinois 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 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$339$234 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$575 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,370Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $191 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $339

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
$338.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$380

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.