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Needle Sample Of A Lymph Node Near The Skin Surface

West Virginia 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?

$3,605

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,605 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$83.18 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,660 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,786Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $69 to $186
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $3,467professional $138

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
$478.63
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 6th of 51

$3,605

$138 physician + $3,467 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.