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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Oregon 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?

$589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $398 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$123 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$398$240 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,607Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $398professional $191

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
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 48th of 51

$589

$191 physician + $398 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.