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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Ohio 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?

$2,218

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,218 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$83.18 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$813 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $229 to $4,677Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $71 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $129

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
$213.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 22nd of 51

$2,218

$129 physician + $2,089 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.