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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Arizona 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?

$2,550

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,550 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$83.18 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,413 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $66 to $617
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $151

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
$645.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 15th of 51

$2,550

$151 physician + $2,399 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.