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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Iowa 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?

$2,429

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,429 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$191$102 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$550 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,026Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $69 to $631
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $191

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
$177.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 18th of 51

$2,429

$191 physician + $2,239 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.