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Removal Of Deep Neck Lymph Nodes For Testing

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 38520

Removes deep lymph nodes from the lower neck along with the pad of fat they sit in, through an incision just above the collarbone, so the tissue can be examined under a microscope. It is used to find out whether cancer or another disease has reached those nodes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Deep Neck Lymph Nodes For Testing cost?

$2,180

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,180 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$457 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,259 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,965Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,549professional $631

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,951.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$2,180

$631 physician + $1,549 facility

CO $6,717MT $1,500

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.