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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Louisiana 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$309$240 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$891 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,074Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $195 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $309

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$447

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.