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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

South Dakota 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?

$2,215

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,215 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$126$87.10 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,905 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,365Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $69 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $126

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 23rd of 51

$2,215

$126 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.