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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Alabama 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?

$3,133

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,133 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$562$447 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$955 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,623Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $813
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $562

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
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33

Where Alabama 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 feeAlabama $3,133 · 34th 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.