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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Alaska rates for HCPCS 38510

A surgeon makes an incision to access and remove a lymph node located deep in the neck for examination under a microscope. This helps determine whether the node shows signs of infection, inflammation, or cancer. Because the node lies deeper in the tissue, this requires a more involved surgical approach than sampling a node just under the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node cost?

$3,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$589 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$708 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $525 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,884
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,995professional $1,413

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
$1,548.82
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$23,442.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in Wyoming than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $3,408 · 31st of 51
WY $9,040MD $1,051

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.