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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Pennsylvania 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 9 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$275$209 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,349 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $8,318Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $182 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $275

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
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$324

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.