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
Mt Shasta, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $14.1k is 262% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 98% of the 2,079 hospitals reporting CPT 38500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 5 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 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare|all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.1k | $14.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $14.1k – $14.1k |
| 3 | Anthem medicare|all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.1k | $14.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $14.1k – $14.1k |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.1k | $14.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $14.1k – $14.1k |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.1k | $14.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $14.1k – $14.1k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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