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
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $578 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 10% of the 2,066 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: 7 payers, 18 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $244 | $244 | — | — | — | $244 – $244 |
| 6 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $244 | $244 | — | — | — | $244 – $244 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 18 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $12.0k | $12.0k | — | — | — | $12.0k – $12.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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