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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Tennessee 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?

$2,988

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,988 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$589$490 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,479 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,888Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,585
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,399professional $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
$512.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $2,988 · 36th 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.