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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$229$191 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,802 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,471Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $229

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th 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.