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CPT 38500

Lymph Node Biopsy

Current code44 hospitals with prices

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 Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid (state program): Washington Apple Health fee-for-service. Applies only to Medicaid enrollees.

HospitalMedicaid (state program) rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$835$928
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,590$6,476
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$9,612 – $14,418$13,731 – $20,597
Island HospitalAnacortes—$390 – $2,600$390 – $2,600
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$215 – $615Doctor’s fee: $400 – $615$331 – $946Doctor’s fee: $615 – $946
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,590$6,476
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$1481 plan—$1,074
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$8,856$18,451
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$8,856$18,451
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$8,856$18,451
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,810$9,525
Three Rivers HospitalBrewsterDoctor’s fee: $676Doctor’s fee: $966Doctor’s fee: $966
Trios HealthKennewick——$34,807
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,061 – $4,591$4,373 – $6,559
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$5,963$11,693
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$448$1,119

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

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)