Needle biopsy of superficial lymph node at Page Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PF BX/EXCISE NODE NDL SUPER RT

Page, AZ

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Page Hospital’s median price of $145 is 92% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 4% of the 2,392 hospitals reporting CPT 38505. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38505 at Page Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 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	Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$72	$15	20%	—	$62 – $93
2	Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
3	Aetna banner employee plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$106	$21	20%	—	$91 – $137
4	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$97	$113	$23	20%	—	$97 – $145
5	Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$97	$113	$23	20%	—	$97 – $145
6	Cigna hmo medicare advantage plan/ppo medicare advantage plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$97	$113	$23	20%	—	$97 – $145
7	Kaiser medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$97	$113	$23	20%	—	$97 – $145
8	Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$107	$124	$25	20%	—	$107 – $160
9	Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$108	$126	$25	20%	—	$108 – $162
10	Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance/bxbsaz blue hpn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$116	$135	$27	20%	—	$116 – $173
11	Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$121	$141	$28	20%	—	$121 – $182
12	Aetna aetna qualified health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$132	$154	$31	20%	—	$132 – $198
13	Aetna joint venture facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$155	$31	20%	—	$133 – $199
14	Bcbs Az bcbsaz medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$168	$34	20%	—	$144 – $216
15	Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$168	$34	20%	—	$144 – $216
16	Bcbs Az commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$168	$34	20%	—	$144 – $216
17	Oscar commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$160	$187	$38	20%	—	$160 – $240
18	Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$190	$38	20%	—	$163 – $244
19	Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$190	$38	20%	—	$163 – $244
20	Aetna broad network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$194	$39	20%	—	$166 – $249
21	Cigna commerical/hmo benefit plan/local flex plan/network benefit plan/open access plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$196	$40	20%	—	$169 – $252
22	Cigna commerical/hmo benefit plan/local flex plan/network benefit plan/open access plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$196	$40	20%	—	$169 – $252

Last updated: Mar 2, 2026

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