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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

California rates for HCPCS 38747

Removes the lymph nodes of the upper abdomen — those along the stomach, the liver's blood supply, and around the pancreas — during a larger cancer operation. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes cost?

$11,749

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,943 to $16,218.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $22,387Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $209 to $537
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $282

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
$3,715.35
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 87.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 4th of 50

$11,749

ME $22,387ND $257

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.