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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Maryland 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?

$186

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,862Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $575
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $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
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 24th of 51

$186

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.