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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Nevada 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?

$1,784

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,784 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$162$81.28 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$912 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,012Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $72 to $617
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $162

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
$75.86
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 34th of 51

$1,784

$162 physician + $1,622 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.