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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Colorado 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?

$5,785

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,785 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$537$447 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,585 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,589Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,445
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,248professional $537

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
$524.81
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $5,785 · 12th 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.