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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Maine 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?

$2,371

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,371 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$93.33 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,349 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,802Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $74 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74

Where Maine 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

Maine· 21st of 51

$2,371

$132 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.