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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Maryland 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?

$1,051

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,051 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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$550$437 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$219 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $55 to $7,413Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,950
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $501professional $550

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
$54.95
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $1,051 · 51st 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.