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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node cost?

$2,598

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,598 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$603$468 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,000 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,772Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $331 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $603

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
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$2,598

$603 physician + $1,995 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.