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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Georgia 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?

$3,161

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,161 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$141$100 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,380 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,623Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $72 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $141

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
$154.88
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 9th of 51

$3,161

$141 physician + $3,020 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.