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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

New Hampshire 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?

$1,245

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,245 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$174$126 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$138 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,399Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $79 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $174

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
$79.43
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 43rd of 51

$1,245

$174 physician + $1,072 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.