Open biopsy of groin lymph nodes at Dukes Health System LLC

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38531 Open bx/escision inguinofem nodes

Peru, IN

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Dukes Health System LLC’s median price of $209 is 95% below the median hospital's median price ($4.0k), higher than 1% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 38531. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38531 at Dukes Health System LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 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	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$119	$119	$72	60%	—	$48 – $191
2	Anthem node anthem in mcr select facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$127	$127	$76	60%	—	$51 – $203
3	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$127	$127	$76	60%	—	$51 – $203
4	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$127	$127	$76	60%	—	$51 – $203
5	Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	$77	60%	—	$52 – $206
6	Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	$77	60%	—	$52 – $206
7	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient	$129	$129	$77	60%	—	$52 – $206
8	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	$78	60%	—	$52 – $207
9	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	$78	60%	—	$52 – $207
10	Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$193	$193	$116	60%	—	$77 – $309
11	Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient	$206	$206	$124	60%	—	$83 – $330
12	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	$139	60%	—	$93 – $371
13	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	$139	60%	—	$93 – $371
14	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	$139	60%	—	$93 – $371
15	Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	$139	60%	—	$93 – $371
16	Cigna cigna all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$273	$273	$164	60%	—	$109 – $437
17	Aetna aetna all facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$307	$307	$184	60%	—	$123 – $491
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$317	$317	$190	60%	—	$127 – $507
19	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$516	$516	$309	60%	—	$206 – $825
20	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$516	$516	$309	60%	—	$206 – $825
21	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$522	$522	$313	60%	—	$209 – $835
22	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$522	$522	$313	60%	—	$209 – $835
23	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$522	$522	$313	60%	—	$209 – $835
24	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$522	$522	$313	60%	—	$209 – $835
25	Cigna cigna indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$645	$645	$387	60%	—	$258 – $1.0k

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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