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 AXILLARY NODE
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $790 is 80% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 14% of the 2,084 hospitals reporting CPT 38525. 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 | $432 | $432 | — | — | — | $432 – $432 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $432 | $432 | — | — | — | $432 – $432 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $432 | $432 | — | — | — | $432 – $432 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $432 | $432 | — | — | — | $432 – $432 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $536 | $536 | — | — | — | $536 – $536 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $545 | $599 | $86 | 14% | — | $545 – $735 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $683 | $683 | — | — | — | $683 – $683 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $685 | $685 | — | — | — | $685 – $685 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $685 | $685 | — | — | — | $685 – $685 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $702 | $702 | — | — | — | $702 – $702 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $713 | $713 | — | — | — | $713 – $713 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $735 | $735 | — | — | — | $735 – $735 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $745 | $745 | — | — | — | $745 – $745 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $863 | $863 | — | — | — | $863 – $863 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $863 | $863 | — | — | — | $863 – $863 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $880 | $880 | — | — | — | $880 – $880 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $2.3k | $2.3k | $1.9k | 81% | — | $432 – $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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