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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Minnesota 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?

$3,583

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,583 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,072$759 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,445 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $537 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,950
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,072

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
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$40,738.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $3,583 · 27th 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.