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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Massachusetts 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?

$3,005

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,005 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$457 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$631 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,607Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,549
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $661

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
$426.58
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $3,005 · 35th 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.