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)
Washington, PA
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UPMC Washington’s median price of $3.7k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 42% 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: 4 payers, 16 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 medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 3 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 4 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 5 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 6 | Aetna advantra washington prime facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 8 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 9 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 10 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 11 | Highmark my access blue ppo/my direct blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 12 | Highmark connect blue epo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 14 | Highmark community blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 16 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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