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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Maine 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?

$2,315

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,315 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$617$525 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$537 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,630Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $617

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maine 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

Maine· 36th of 51

$2,315

$617 physician + $1,698 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.