38500 (HCPCS) by state — Price Transparency

HCPCS · across United States

38500 — Biopsy/removal Lymph Nodes

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$3,682 National median

$1,221 – $5,414 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,731 hospitals filing

53 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for 38500 (HCPCS), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
ID	$5,329	$2,699	$8,332
VA	$5,253	$3,897	$8,206
FL	$5,111	$3,632	$10,667
MT	$5,057	$686	$5,057
CA	$5,011	$1,518	$6,931
NJ	$5,009	$4,238	$7,567
SD	$4,891	$3,890	$10,208
OR	$4,570	$4,211	$10,122
DE	$4,448	$4,178	$6,602
WA	$4,399	$2,313	$6,756
IL	$4,249	$1,503	$6,013
HI	$4,128	$2,140	$4,772
RI	$4,065	$3,178	$4,501
WV	$4,051	$3,755	$5,652
SC	$4,050	$3,418	$6,610
DC	$4,044	$2,292	$6,328
ND	$3,995	$3,638	$7,399
NM	$3,992	$1,825	$7,421
GA	$3,967	$3,017	$5,830
MD	$3,951	$3,694	$4,802
OK	$3,901	$690	$7,193
MS	$3,768	$2,681	$6,305
ME	$3,740	$886	$5,710
TX	$3,683	$1,167	$4,958
OH	$3,650	$1,080	$5,093
AL	$3,629	$3,351	$4,481
NE	$3,625	$845	$4,337
AK	$3,564	$1,706	$7,629
PA	$3,503	$609	$4,347
AR	$3,496	$825	$4,436
LA	$3,404	$1,155	$6,639
TN	$3,354	$1,481	$4,236
KY	$3,348	$849	$4,172
AZ	$3,290	$2,289	$4,178
MA	$3,277	$2,316	$6,393
MO	$2,934	$944	$4,991
KS	$2,579	$412	$4,279
NY	$2,575	$654	$4,713
CT	$2,572	$1,479	$4,788
MI	$2,505	$278	$3,815
AS	$2,505	$323	$4,687
NV	$2,314	$1,684	$4,232
WI	$2,230	$2,184	$5,007
CO	$1,955	$732	$4,402
MN	$1,700	$1,646	$3,062
WY	$1,572	$829	$5,022
IN	$1,439	$286	$6,039
NC	$1,271	$332	$3,824
IA	$892	$460	$3,786
NH	$862	$555	$3,825
VT	$711	$345	$3,831
PR	$698	$623	$789
UT	$372	$261	$961

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

ID	$5,329	$2,699	$8,332	$128	$21,850	27	168	1,222
VA	$5,253	$3,897	$8,206	$173	$56,983	47	73	1,295
FL	$5,111	$3,632	$10,667	$1	$986,568	141	320	6,865
MT	$5,057	$686	$5,057	$8	$11,218	21	229	651
CA	$5,011	$1,518	$6,931	$1	$77,873	212	1,046	8,864
NJ	$5,009	$4,238	$7,567	$13	$45,429	51	265	4,091
SD	$4,891	$3,890	$10,208	$11	$30,471	18	130	749
OR	$4,570	$4,211	$10,122	$11	$45,960	34	371	1,631
DE	$4,448	$4,178	$6,602	$324	$20,424	5	10	36
WA	$4,399	$2,313	$6,756	$40	$33,669	62	203	3,654
IL	$4,249	$1,503	$6,013	$15	$93,408	98	393	4,308
HI	$4,128	$2,140	$4,772	$29	$15,070	13	33	410
RI	$4,065	$3,178	$4,501	$653	$24,724	8	28	177
WV	$4,051	$3,755	$5,652	$100	$26,756	21	104	1,112
SC	$4,050	$3,418	$6,610	$1	$50,000	47	150	3,081
DC	$4,044	$2,292	$6,328	$373	$19,258	3	8	24
ND	$3,995	$3,638	$7,399	$146	$17,701	12	41	199
NM	$3,992	$1,825	$7,421	$221	$72,540	17	84	389
GA	$3,967	$3,017	$5,830	$8	$70,845	83	140	2,432
MD	$3,951	$3,694	$4,802	$388	$5,241	3	19	32
OK	$3,901	$690	$7,193	$144	$43,401	56	190	1,038
MS	$3,768	$2,681	$6,305	$3	$149,941	36	301	1,624
ME	$3,740	$886	$5,710	$129	$23,726	29	32	426
TX	$3,683	$1,167	$4,958	<$1	$72,845	271	555	12,126
OH	$3,650	$1,080	$5,093	<$1	$73,418	96	325	3,372
AL	$3,629	$3,351	$4,481	$1	$137,597	44	248	1,677
NE	$3,625	$845	$4,337	<$1	$73,402	36	126	1,383
AK	$3,564	$1,706	$7,629	$72	$38,566	11	51	150
PA	$3,503	$609	$4,347	$21	$62,870	90	232	4,526
AR	$3,496	$825	$4,436	$34	$164,598	39	324	1,997
LA	$3,404	$1,155	$6,639	$44	$17,881	48	155	2,107
TN	$3,354	$1,481	$4,236	$157	$53,234	68	233	4,000
KY	$3,348	$849	$4,172	$105	$35,958	47	91	1,195
AZ	$3,290	$2,289	$4,178	$80	$110,074	50	457	2,508
MA	$3,277	$2,316	$6,393	$1	$173,975	35	354	2,508
MO	$2,934	$944	$4,991	$2	$96,475	56	279	3,054
KS	$2,579	$412	$4,279	<$1	$34,066	57	226	1,177
NY	$2,575	$654	$4,713	$21	$64,542	115	390	9,989
CT	$2,572	$1,479	$4,788	$207	$22,050	25	46	457
MI	$2,505	$278	$3,815	<$1	$68,428	82	545	4,628
AS	$2,505	$323	$4,687	$323	$4,687	1 ⚠ thin data	1	6
NV	$2,314	$1,684	$4,232	$240	$12,590	14	217	594
WI	$2,230	$2,184	$5,007	$5	$28,652	93	429	5,435
CO	$1,955	$732	$4,402	$49	$21,717	62	191	1,901
MN	$1,700	$1,646	$3,062	$68	$50,000	80	354	5,585
WY	$1,572	$829	$5,022	$33	$10,412	16	69	223
IN	$1,439	$286	$6,039	$8	$123,870	66	328	4,159
NC	$1,271	$332	$3,824	$57	$34,066	60	141	2,302
IA	$892	$460	$3,786	$5	$12,412	58	237	1,859
NH	$862	$555	$3,825	$73	$29,436	14	96	645
VT	$711	$345	$3,831	<$1	$6,778	9	50	487
PR	$698	$623	$789	$238	$3,080	3	24	34
UT	$372	$261	$961	$198	$10,033	35	108	2,050