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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Idaho 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?

$1,773

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,773 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$151$100 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$214 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,786Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $76 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$181.97
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 35th of 51

$1,773

$151 physician + $1,622 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.