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Chest Lymph Node Biopsy Through A Neck Incision

West Virginia 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $7,943.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 8th of 50

$7,943

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.