CPT 38500
Lymph Node Biopsy
Current code44 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicare (traditional): Traditional Medicare. Applies only to people on original Medicare.
| Hospital | Medicare (traditional) rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $835 | $928 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | — | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $9,612 – $14,418 | $13,731 – $20,597 |
| Highline Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Island Hospital | — | $390 – $2,600 | $390 – $2,600 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $215 – $615 | $331 – $946 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | — | $2,590 | $6,476 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | — | $7,308 | $11,243 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | — | $4,525 – $11,305 | $6,962 – $17,393 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | — | $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. | — | — | — |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | — | — |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | — | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $21,971 – $29,485 | $1,074 |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Clare Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | — | — |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | — | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $4,877 – $8,856 | $10,161 – $18,451 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | — | $3,810 | $9,525 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | |||
| Trios Health | $3,964 | — | $34,807 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $3,061 – $4,591 | $4,373 – $6,559 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $5,963 | $11,693 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | — | $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)