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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $331.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $219 to $468
$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$851.14

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 38th 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.