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Unlisted Keyhole Procedure, Lymphatic System

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 38589

Covers a keyhole operation on the lymph nodes or lymphatic vessels that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon works through small incisions using a camera and long instruments, then submits a written report of exactly what was done. It is used when the operation performed does not match any established description.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Procedure, Lymphatic System cost?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,380 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,951 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $45 to $75,858
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,074professional $1,820

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
$616.60
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72,443.60
Median
$85,113.80
Typical High
$114,815.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$97,723.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in West Virginia than in Maryland. 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 50

$3,981

WV $18,621MD $10.00

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.