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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Louisiana 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?

$2,604

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$457 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,000 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $646 to $5,888Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $389 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $2,604 · 42nd 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.