Open lymph node biopsy or removal, superficial at MVHS, Inc.

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Bx/Exc Lymph Node Open Superficial

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $55 is 99% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 0% of the 2,079 hospitals reporting CPT 38500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38500 at MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 36 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	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
2	Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
3	Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$60	$60	$56	94%	—	$4 – $116
4	Medicare medicare fee schedule · both	$60	$60	$56	94%	—	$4 – $116
5	Humana choicecare fee schedule · both	$61	$61	$57	94%	—	$4 – $119
6	Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$61	$61	$57	94%	—	$4 – $119
7	WellCare wellcare fee schedule · both	$62	$62	$58	94%	—	$4 – $119
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs federal fee schedule · both	$76	$76	$72	94%	—	$5 – $148
9	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · inpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
11	Cigna mvp hmo/ppo fee schedule · both	$86	$86	$81	94%	—	$5 – $167
12	Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$89	$89	—	—	—	$89 – $89
13	Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$89	$89	—	—	—	$89 – $89
14	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$283	$283	—	—	—	$283 – $283
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$482	$482	$231	48%	—	$251 – $714
16	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
17	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$932	$932	—	—	—	$932 – $932
18	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
19	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
21	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	1–10	$1.1k – $1.1k
22	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
23	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
24	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$6.2k	$6.2k	—	—	—	$6.2k – $6.2k

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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