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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node cost?

$1,862

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$417$347 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$708 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,890Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $309 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$1,862

$417 physician + $1,445 facility

WI $6,411WV $1,178

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.