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Drainage Of An Extensive Lymph Node Infection

Vermont rates for HCPCS 38305

This service surgically drains an infected or abscessed lymph node, addressing a more extensive infection than a straightforward drainage procedure would involve. The surgeon opens the area, removes the pus and infected material, and allows the site to heal or be closed as appropriate. It is used when swelling and infection have spread beyond a single, well-contained pocket.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Of An Extensive Lymph Node Infection cost?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $851.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 31st of 51

$676

AK $2,042UT $372

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.