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Complete Removal Of Neck Lymph Nodes

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 38720

Surgery to remove the full set of lymph nodes from one side of the neck, together with the surrounding fatty tissue they sit in. It is done when cancer has spread to neck nodes or is very likely to have done so. The nodes are sent to the laboratory to guide further treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal Of Neck Lymph Nodes cost?

$4,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$2,818$2,188 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,514 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,020Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $2,818

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,589.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.2 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

South Dakota· 31st of 51

$4,517

$2,818 physician + $1,698 facility

CO $13,477KY $2,607

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.