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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node cost?

$3,138

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$1,096$776 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$891 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $1,096

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 18th of 51

$3,138

$1,096 physician + $2,042 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.