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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Missouri 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?

$1,861

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$123$83.18 to $174
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$724 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,495Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $71 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$158.49
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 30th of 51

$1,861

$123 physician + $1,738 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.