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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$331$219 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$339 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,248Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $562professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 41st 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.