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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes cost?

$4,090

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$257 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$955 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $479 to $19,055Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$120.23

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 32.0 times more in Maine than in Montana. 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

Ohio· 12th of 51

$4,090

$288 physician + $3,802 facility

ME $26,674MT $834

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.