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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Virginia 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?

$1,544

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,544 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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$468 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$692 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,710Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,096
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $955professional $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
$562.34
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,544 · 48th 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.