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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Missouri 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$302$214 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,122 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,248Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $191 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$389

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.