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Keyhole Lymph Node Removal and Abdominal Staging

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $8,318.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $1,230

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
$1,995.26
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 47.9 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Virginia· 40th of 50

$2,042

IN $33,113ME $692

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.