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
Biopsy/removal, Lymph Nodes
Anahuac, TX
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Chambers Health’s median price of $281 is 93% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 1% of the 1,546 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: 3 payers, 4 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 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195 | $195 | — | — | — | $195 – $195 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244 | $244 | — | — | — | $244 – $244 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $317 – $317 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $317 – $317 |
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026
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