CPT 38531
Lymph Node Biopsy
Current code41 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 | $6,948 | $17,369 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $4,276 – $4,703 | $6,811 | $17,028 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $4,534 – $4,987 | $3,788 – $5,682 | $5,411 – $8,117 |
| Highline Medical Center | $4,262 – $4,901 | — | — |
| Island Hospital | $4,673 – $4,953 | $945 | $945 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $4,363 – $5,236 | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $4,494 – $4,887 | $826 | $1,271 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $8,245 | $20,613 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $4,456 – $4,901 | $8,245 | $20,613 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $4,456 – $4,901 | $8,245 | $20,613 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $8,245 | $20,613 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $4,404 – $4,703 | $6,811 | $17,028 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $4,907 – $6,308 | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $4,547 – $4,729 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $4,342 – $4,993 | $7,051 – $7,233 | $10,848 – $11,127 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $3,631 – $5,121 | $7,578 | $11,659 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $4,650 – $8,675 | $1,210 – $14,294 | $1,861 – $21,990 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $4,363 – $5,236 | $7,784 – $9,423 | $11,120 – $13,461 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $4,534 – $7,254 | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $4,363 – $4,799 | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $4,459 – $4,905 | $4,442 | $8,543 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $4,363 – $4,799 | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $4,503 – $7,205 | — | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $24,007 – $31,157 | $1,889 |
| 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 | $5,463 – $11,040 | $11,381 – $23,001 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $4,534 – $5,441 | $5,463 – $11,040 | $11,381 – $23,001 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $4,534 – $5,441 | $5,463 – $11,040 | $11,381 – $23,001 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $4,478 – $4,926 | $8,245 | $20,613 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $4,534 – $4,987 | $2,937 – $4,406 | $4,196 – $6,294 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $9.22 – $4,380 | $2,723 | $5,339 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $2,600 | $2,600 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $4,579 – $5,129 | $5,378 | $13,446 |
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)
- $470 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $431 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $4,000 (APC 5091)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $1,603