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Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of Deep Neck Lymph Node cost?

$2,125

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,125 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$537 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,479 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,548Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $457 to $977
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,479professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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

Vermont· 40th of 51

$2,125

$646 physician + $1,479 facility

WI $6,411WV $1,178

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.