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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Utah 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?

$5,263

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$692$513 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,162 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $692

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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,023.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,982.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in Wyoming than in Maryland. 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

Utah· 16th of 51

$5,263

$692 physician + $4,571 facility

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.