Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR BX/EXC LYMPH NODE OPEN DEEP CERVICAL NODE
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $746 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 12% of the 2,006 hospitals reporting CPT 38510. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $379 | $379 | — | — | — | $379 – $379 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $379 | $379 | — | — | — | $379 – $379 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $379 | $379 | — | — | — | $379 – $379 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $379 | $379 | — | — | — | $379 – $379 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $470 | $470 | — | — | — | $470 – $470 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $519 | $570 | $81 | 14% | — | $519 – $698 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $599 | $599 | — | — | — | $599 – $599 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $663 | $663 | — | — | — | $663 – $663 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $674 | $674 | — | — | — | $674 – $674 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $698 | $698 | — | — | — | $698 – $698 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $703 | $703 | — | — | — | $703 – $703 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $821 | $821 | — | — | — | $821 – $821 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $821 | $821 | — | — | — | $821 – $821 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $838 | $838 | — | — | — | $838 – $838 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $2.3k | $2.3k | $1.9k | 83% | — | $379 – $4.2k |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | $21 | 0% | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 25 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | $1.1k | 12% | — | $8.0k – $10.2k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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