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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 July 2026.

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

$1,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$537$427 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$724 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $708 to $16,218Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,905
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $871professional $537

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
$3,981.07
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $1,408 · 49th 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.