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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

North Carolina 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?

$912

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $3,311.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $263 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912

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
$263.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 50

$912

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.