CPT 38500
Lymph Node Biopsy
Current code44 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.
| Hospital | Medicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $4,443 – $4,888 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $835 | $928 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $4,276 – $4,703 | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $4,534 – $4,987 | $9,612 – $14,418 | $13,731 – $20,597 |
| Highline Medical Center | $4,262 – $4,901 | — | — |
| Island Hospital | $4,673 – $4,953 | $390 – $2,600 | $390 – $2,600 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $4,363 – $5,236 | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $4,494 – $4,887 | $215 – $615 | $331 – $946 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $4,456 – $4,901 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $4,456 – $4,901 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $4,404 – $4,703 | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $4,907 – $6,308 | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $4,547 – $4,729 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $4,342 – $4,993 | $7,308 | $11,243 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $3,631 – $5,121 | $4,525 – $11,305 | $6,962 – $17,393 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $4,650 – $5,115 | $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. | $4,363 – $5,236 | — | — |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $4,534 – $7,254 | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $4,363 – $4,799 | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $4,459 – $4,905 | — | — |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $4,363 – $4,799 | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $4,503 – $7,205 | — | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $21,971 – $29,485 | $1,074 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $4,340 – $4,991 | — | — |
| St Clare Hospital | $4,340 – $4,991 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $4,262 – $4,901 | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $4,309 – $4,991 | — | — |
| St Michael Medical Center | $4,463 – $4,820 | — | — |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $4,459 – $5,351 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $4,547 – $5,456 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $4,534 – $5,441 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $4,534 – $5,441 | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| Trios Health | $4,083 | — | $34,807 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $4,534 – $4,987 | $3,061 – $4,591 | $4,373 – $6,559 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $5.67 – $4,380 | $5,963 | $11,693 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $4,579 – $5,129 | $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)