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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Montana 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?

$1,417

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,417 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$676$550 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$661 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,239Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $398 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $676

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Montana 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

Montana· 50th of 51

$1,417

$676 physician + $741 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.