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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Connecticut 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?

$4,331

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,331 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$162$110 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$3,311 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,511Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $72 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $162

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$4,331

$162 physician + $4,169 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.