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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

Utah 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?

$3,016

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,016 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$132$89.13 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$933 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,888Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $63 to $316
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $132

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
$125.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$239.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42

Where Utah 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

Utah· 11th of 51

$3,016

$132 physician + $2,884 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.