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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Indiana 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?

$3,007

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,007 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$123$81.28 to $170
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,096 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $158 to $9,550Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $72 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $123

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
$120.23
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 12th of 51

$3,007

$123 physician + $2,884 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.