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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Michigan 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?

$3,434

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,434 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$468 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$646 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,244Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $389 to $912
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $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
$524.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $3,434 · 30th 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.