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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

North Dakota 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?

$1,620

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$676 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$490 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,754Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $708professional $912

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
$524.81
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
4 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
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 49th of 51

$1,620

$912 physician + $708 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.