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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Connecticut 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?

$7,164

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,164 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$708$513 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$4,898 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $11,749Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,413
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,457professional $708

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $7,164 · 7th 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.