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Cannulation Of The Thoracic Duct

Iowa rates for HCPCS 38794

Places a fine tube into the thoracic duct, the main channel that carries lymph fluid from the body back into the bloodstream. Getting access to the duct allows lymph fluid to be drained or a contrast dye to be introduced so the duct can be studied. It is most often used when lymph fluid is leaking, particularly into the chest.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cannulation Of The Thoracic Duct cost?

$1,327

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,327 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$447 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$537 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,344Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $603

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
$446.68
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in New York than in Florida. 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

Iowa· 10th of 51

$1,327

$603 physician + $724 facility

NY $3,379FL $357

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.