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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Nebraska 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$437$309 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,162 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $437

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$575

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.