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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Kentucky 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$229$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,148 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,388Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $155 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$194.98
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$302

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.