CPT 38500

Bx/Exc Lymph Node Open Superficial

CPT 38500 pays $369.41 in a non-facility setting and $245.50 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $324.41 in Arkansas to $431.73 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

National non-facility rate

$369.41

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$245.50

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$431.73

Alaska

Lowest state
$324.41

Arkansas · 33% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $369.41
CPT 38500 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $369.41, national facility $245.50.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$431.73$299.76
District of Columbia
$417.89$271.92
New York
$411.02$272.78
New Jersey
$405.45$265.91
California
$399.63$253.00
Florida
$398.59$274.26
Washington
$397.17$255.91
Massachusetts
$394.88$255.66
Connecticut
$394.81$261.35
Illinois
$389.95$270.21
Hawaii
$386.32$245.42
Maryland
$382.52$253.34
Colorado
$378.12$246.27
Rhode Island
$375.64$247.63
New Hampshire
$374.50$245.50
Oregon
$373.63$243.09
Puerto Rico
$371.34$246.06
Virgin Islands
$371.34$246.06
Montana
$369.35$245.44
Michigan
$368.50$252.14
Pennsylvania
$368.18$246.80
Georgia
$365.58$247.36
Nevada
$364.61$240.57
Texas
$364.61$242.61
Delaware
$364.41$241.98
Wyoming
$361.60$237.68
Arizona
$358.40$238.32
New Mexico
$357.55$243.92
Virginia
$356.91$235.10
Minnesota
$354.51$227.00
West Virginia
$354.10$246.42
Utah
$353.40$236.92
Vermont
$352.41$229.73
Louisiana
$352.05$238.92
North Dakota
$351.56$227.64
Missouri
$351.18$237.46
Ohio
$350.88$237.75
South Dakota
$349.45$225.54
Maine
$348.58$230.18
South Carolina
$348.51$234.01
North Carolina
$344.11$228.49
Kentucky
$342.91$232.75
Oklahoma
$339.62$228.96
Wisconsin
$339.55$220.84
Indiana
$338.21$223.34
Idaho
$336.31$222.31
Tennessee
$335.86$223.22
Nebraska
$334.10$219.73
Kansas
$333.79$221.77
Iowa
$332.95$219.56
Mississippi
$331.58$224.88
Alabama
$329.40$220.97
Arkansas
$324.41$217.97

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Commercial rates for 38500

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