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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

New Hampshire 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?

$3,107

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,107 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$708$562 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,738 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,166Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 19th of 51

$3,107

$708 physician + $2,399 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.