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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,403

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,403 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$427 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,042 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $589 to $13,490Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,072
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,890professional $513

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
$537.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$19,498.45
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$22,908.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$117,489.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$20,417.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,589.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$31,622.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $4,403 · 22nd 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.