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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 $3,388 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$302$219 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$398 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $234 to $9,772Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $195 to $525
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$234.42
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th 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.