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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

North Dakota 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$490$355 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$204 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,020Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $214 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331professional $490

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
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$468

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.