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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Kentucky 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?

$2,634

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,634 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$447$380 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$955 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,495Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $339 to $933
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,188professional $447

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
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $2,634 · 41st 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.