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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

New Mexico 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?

$942

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $942 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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$148$81.28 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,074Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $617
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $794professional $148

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
$72.44
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$942

$148 physician + $794 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.