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Open Biopsy of Deep Underarm Lymph Node

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 38525

A surgeon makes an incision to access and remove a lymph node located deep in the armpit (axilla) for laboratory examination. This helps identify the cause of an enlarged or abnormal node, such as infection or cancer, including spread of breast cancer or melanoma. It requires a more involved surgical approach than sampling a lymph node close to the skin surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$513

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $1,514.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,495Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $355 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $501

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
$1,380.38
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$513

HI $2,042DE $447

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.