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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

South Carolina 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?

$6,898

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,898 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$479 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$1,380 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $575 to $16,982Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,905
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,310professional $589

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
$8,709.64
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $6,898 · 9th 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.