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CPT 38500 at PeaceHealth United General Medical Center
Lymph Node Biopsy
PeaceHealth United General Medical Center, Sedro Woolley
This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.
What PeaceHealth United General Medical Center publishes for this code: as an outpatient
PeaceHealth United General Medical Center’s prices for CPT 38500, as an outpatient| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $2,241 – $3,157 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $3,448 – $4,857 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts PeaceHealth United General Medical Center lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
Bills to expect
The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in the rest of Washington for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.
Bills to expect for CPT 38500 at PeaceHealth United General Medical Center| Bill | What it’s for | Original Medicare allows | Private plan estimate |
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| Hospital's feeThe hospital | The operating or procedure room, nursing, supplies and recovery | — | The price above |
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| Surgeon or doctor doing itThe doctor's practice | The procedure, and routine follow-up visits for 10 days | $245 | $289 – $438 |
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| AnesthesiaAn anesthesia group (only sometimes) | Anesthesia or deep sedation, if you need itOnly if an anesthesia team is part of your care. Its amount depends on how long it takes. | — | — |
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Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.
Compare CPT 38500 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.