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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$316$224 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$501 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $295 to $7,586Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $316

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
$380.19
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 28th 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.