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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

West 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 4 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$282$204 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$204 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,413Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $204 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $282

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
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$295

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.