CPT 38500
Lymph Node Biopsy
Current code44 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $6,038 – $22,322 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $835 | $928 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $2,406 – $15,333 | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $7,254 – $9,652 | $9,612 – $14,418 | $13,731 – $20,597 |
| Highline Medical Center | $5,920 – $17,475 | — | — |
| Island Hospital | $258 – $8,411 | $390 – $2,600 | $390 – $2,600 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $437 – $12,256 | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $4,275 – $12,516 | $215 – $615 | $331 – $946 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $6,038 – $36,834 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $5,058 – $19,980 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $5,058 – $19,980 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $5,058 – $19,980 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $2,406 – $15,298 | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $3,980 – $13,633 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $1,737 – $14,087 | $7,308 | $11,243 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $1,862 – $26,789 | $4,525 – $11,305 | $6,962 – $17,393 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $8,969 | $4,147 – $5,161 | $6,380 – $7,940 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $2,241 – $3,157 | $3,448 – $4,857 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $7,374 – $16,508 | — | — |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $7,663 – $27,948 | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $4,435 – $15,996 | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $5,351 – $13,829 | — | — |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $3,378 – $17,157 | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $3,828 – $17,592 | — | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $427 – $859 | $21,971 – $29,485 | $1,074 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $5,920 – $19,097 | — | — |
| St Clare Hospital | $5,920 – $19,097 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $5,920 – $16,132 | — | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $5,920 – $19,097 | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $5,920 – $19,097 | — | — |
| St Michael Medical Center | $8,925 – $16,541 | — | — |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $2,225 – $16,055 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $6,820 – $19,286 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $6,801 – $19,232 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $6,801 – $19,232 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $5,058 – $19,980 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| Trios Health | — | — | $34,807 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $7,254 – $15,950 | $3,061 – $4,591 | $4,373 – $6,559 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $10.05 – $14,128 | $5,963 | $11,693 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $11,531 | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $548 – $12,734 | $448 | $1,119 |
Medicare (traditional) reference
Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.
- Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
- $419 in an office; $267 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $375 in an office; $245 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $4,000 (APC 5091)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $1,603
How hospitals also write this code
Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 38500:
- 38500P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
- 38500T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)