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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

North Carolina 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$355$251 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$331 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,495Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $204 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $355

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
$281.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$355

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.