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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Utah 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$324$275 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $186 to $5,129Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $195 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $324

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
$186.21
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$363

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.