CPT 38525

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 managed care: Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 38525 by hospital
Hospital	Medicaid managed care rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee	—	$4,082	$4,536
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$3,964	$9,910
Island HospitalAnacortes	$2,038 – $2,2113 plans	$167 – $1,228	$167 – $1,228
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$3,964	$9,910
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$4,484	$6,405
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$265 – $2839 plans	—	$1,867
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster	Doctor’s fee: $1,213	Doctor’s fee: $1,733	Doctor’s fee: $1,733
Trios HealthKennewick	—	—	$22,853 – $53,078
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$6,771	$13,277

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): $469 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $429 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $4,000 (APC 5091)
Surgery center payment (national): $1,603