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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Illinois 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?

$1,611

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,611 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$85.11 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$832 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,623Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $72 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $132

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
$173.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 38th of 51

$1,611

$132 physician + $1,479 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.