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Chest Lymph Node Biopsy Through A Neck Incision

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 39402

A scope is passed through a small cut just above the breastbone into the space between the lungs, so the surgeon can see and take samples of the lymph nodes that sit there. The samples are examined in a laboratory, most often to work out whether a lung cancer has spread and how far. It is done under general anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chest Lymph Node Biopsy Through A Neck Incision cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,457.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,762Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $389 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $832

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
$446.68
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Indiana 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.

Washington, DC· 27th of 50

$4,074

IN $19,953ND $389

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.