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Keyhole Lymph Node Removal and Abdominal Staging

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 38573

A keyhole operation in which lymph nodes are removed from both sides of the pelvis and lymph nodes higher in the abdomen are sampled. Fluid washings and small tissue samples are taken from the lining of the abdomen, and the fatty apron of tissue hanging over the bowel is removed. It is done to find out how far a cancer has spread so treatment can be planned.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Lymph Node Removal and Abdominal Staging cost?

$8,005

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,005 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$1,549$1,202 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$3,890 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $1,549

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$8,005

$1,549 physician + $6,457 facility

CO $16,039KY $2,820

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.