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Removal Of Upper Abdominal Lymph Nodes

Virginia 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?

$5,550

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,550 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$263 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,738 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $398 to $19,953Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
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
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 9th of 51

$5,550

$302 physician + $5,248 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.