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 OR EXCISION OF LYMPH NODE(S); OPEN, DEEP AXILLARY NODE(S)
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $3.6k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 38% of the 2,084 hospitals reporting CPT 38525. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 10 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 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 3 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 6 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 9 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | $6.0k | 97% | — | $198 – $12.1k |
| 10 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.0k | $13.0k | — | — | — | $13.0k – $13.0k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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