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Removal of Lymph Nodes Under the Jaw

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 38700

Removes the lymph nodes lying in the area under the chin and jaw, just above the hyoid bone in the upper neck. They are taken out to find out whether a cancer of the mouth, lip, or face has spread into them, or to clear nodes already known to be involved. Everything removed is examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Lymph Nodes Under the Jaw cost?

$3,173

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,173 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,318 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,175 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,388Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,660

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
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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

South Dakota· 35th of 51

$3,173

$1,660 physician + $1,514 facility

CO $11,917WV $1,804

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.