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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Hawaii 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?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $3,090.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,884Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $76 to $3,981
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $257

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
$870.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$1,000

HI $1,000RI $115

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.