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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 38505

A needle is used to take a tissue sample from a lymph node located close to the skin surface, such as one in the neck, groin, or armpit, to check for infection, inflammation, or cancer. It is a less invasive alternative to open surgical removal of the node.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface cost?

$1,518

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,518 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$93.33 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$741 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,239Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $138

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
$102.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 15.0 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 39th of 51

$1,518

$138 physician + $1,380 facility

CA $4,615DE $307

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.