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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

South Dakota 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?

$457

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $513.

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 $575 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,365Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $309 to $550
$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $447

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 45th of 50

$457

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.