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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

Kentucky 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $10,715.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $251 to $11,220
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511

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
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 8th of 50

$8,511

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.