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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Mississippi 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?

$2,004

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,004 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$525$427 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$603 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,248Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,047
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,479professional $525

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
$380.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Mississippi 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 feeMississippi $2,004 · 45th 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.