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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Iowa 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?

$3,995

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$537 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,072 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,128Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,291
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $759

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
$660.69
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $3,995 · 24th 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.