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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Virginia 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$331$229 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$347 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $224 to $7,079Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $204 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $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
$354.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$355

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.