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Dye Injection For Lymph Vessel Imaging

Virginia rates for HCPCS 38790

Covers injecting a contrast dye into a lymph vessel so the lymph channels and the glands they drain into show up on X-ray pictures. A tiny vessel, often in the foot or hand, has to be found and cannulated first, which is the demanding part of the work. The pictures are used to map lymph drainage or to find a leak or blockage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection For Lymph Vessel Imaging cost?

$200

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $2,344.

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 $204 · 10th to 90th $83 to $5,888Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $74 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $204professional $100

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
$141.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 67.6 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 37th of 49

$200

NJ $5,370WV $79.43

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.