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
Bx/Exc Lymph Node Opn Dp Crv Node W/Exc Fat Pad
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $613 is 84% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 9% of the 1,555 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: 10 payers, 14 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 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 2 | Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $739 | $739 | — | — | — | $739 – $739 |
| 4 | Humana humana military other · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 5 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 6 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 7 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 9 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 11 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 12 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 14 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $14.0k | $14.0k | — | — | — | $14.0k – $14.0k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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