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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 8 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$417$263 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$295 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,467Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $417

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
$234.42
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 17th 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.