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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

New Jersey 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$302$200 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,981 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $617 to $10,715Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $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
$489.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$331

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.