Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, superficial (CPT 38500)
38500 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
28 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Healthcare Center | Buffalo, WY | $273.77 | $273.77 | $4,000.24 | 0.1× |
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar, CO | $405 | $675 | $4,130.33 | 0.1× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $504.90 | $561 | $4,130.33 | 0.1× |
| Sublette County Health | Pinedale, WY | $546.30 | $607 | $4,000.24 | 0.1× |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction | Grand Junction, CO | $560 | $1,000 | $4,130.33 | 0.1× |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Rawlins, WY | $659.25 | $879 | $4,000.24 | 0.2× |
| Estes Park Medical Center | Estes Park, CO | $752.25 | $1,003 | $4,130.33 | 0.2× |
| Powell Valley Healthcare | Powell, WY | $778.35 | $915.70 | $4,000.24 | 0.2× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $1,049 | $1,049 | $4,000.24‡ | 0.3× |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital | Sheridan, WY | $1,070.40 | $1,338 | $4,000.24 | 0.3× |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita, CO | $1,085.35 | $1,550.50 | $4,130.33 | 0.3× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $1,296 | $1,296 | $4,000.24 | 0.3× |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison, CO | $1,593.75 | $1,875 | $4,130.33 | 0.4× |
| Aspen Valley Hospital | Aspen, CO | $1,684 | $1,684 | $4,130.33 | 0.4× |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital | Thermopolis, WY | $1,829 | $1,829 | $4,000.24 | 0.5× |
| Cody Regional Health | Cody, WY | $2,065.50 | $2,430 | $4,000.24 | 0.5× |
| Keefe Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $2,156.10 | $2,938.50 | $4,130.33 | 0.5× |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO | $2,271.59 | $6,490.23 | $4,130.33 | 0.5× |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $2,374.26 | $5,653 | $4,000.24 | 0.6× |
| Foothills Hospital | Boulder, CO | $2,568.50 | $5,137 | $4,176.17 | 0.6× |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital | Holyoke, CO | $2,907.60 | $3,634.50 | $4,130.33 | 0.7× |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | $3,371.20 | $9,632 | $4,130.33 | 0.8× |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Scott & White) | Dallas, TX | $4,135.34 | $6,892.23 | $3,933.28 | 1.1× |
| Animas Surgical Hospital | Durango, CO | $5,579 | $5,579 | $4,130.33 | 1.4× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $7,239.76 | $9,049.70 | $4,130.33 | 1.8× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $11,847.61 | $29,619.02 | $3,933.28 | 3.0× |
| Valley View Hospital | Glenwood Springs, CO | $25,261.15 | $29,719 | $4,130.33 | 6.1× |
| North Big Horn Hospital District | Lovell, WY | — | $5,787.12 | $4,000.24 | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list — no outpatient price posted.