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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Oregon 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 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 8 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$513$339 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$437 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,607Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $275 to $912
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $562professional $513

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
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$525

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.