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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

New Mexico 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?

$5,785

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,785 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$457 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,000 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,303Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,905
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $5,248professional $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
$602.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $5,785 · 13th 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.