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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

North Carolina 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?

$3,173

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,173 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$490 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$603 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,244Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,479
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $603

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
$426.58
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,513.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $3,173 · 33rd 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.