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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

New Jersey 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?

$6,981

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,981 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$525$417 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$4,571 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $11,220Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,738
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,457professional $525

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
$1,258.93
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,238.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$19,498.45
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where New Jersey 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 feeNew Jersey $6,981 · 8th 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.