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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

South Dakota 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?

$2,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$417 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$692 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,129Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,259
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$524.81
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $2,001 · 46th 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.