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38520 BIOPSY/REMOVAL LYMPH NODES
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $1.1k is 71% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 18% of the 1,555 hospitals reporting CPT 38520. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 26 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $465 | $465 | $92 | 20% | — | $373 – $557 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $520 | $520 | $102 | 20% | — | $417 – $622 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $531 | $531 | $105 | 20% | — | $426 – $636 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $531 | $531 | $105 | 20% | — | $426 – $636 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $531 | $531 | $105 | 20% | — | $426 – $636 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $531 | $531 | $105 | 20% | — | $426 – $636 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $655 | $655 | $129 | 20% | — | $525 – $784 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $655 | $655 | $129 | 20% | — | $525 – $784 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $687 | $687 | $135 | 20% | — | $551 – $822 |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | $232 | 20% | — | $942 – $1.4k |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | $232 | 20% | — | $942 – $1.4k |
| 12 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $249 | 20% | — | $1.0k – $1.5k |
| 13 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $249 | 20% | — | $1.0k – $1.5k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 15 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 16 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 17 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 18 | Humana node humana choicecare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 19 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 20 | Caresource node caresource mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 21 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 22 | Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 23 | Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 24 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.6k | $13.6k | — | — | — | $13.6k – $13.6k |
| 25 | Anthem anthem in healthsync facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.0k | $14.0k | — | — | — | $14.0k – $14.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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