CPT 38525

Bx/Exc Lymph Node Open Deep Axillary Node

CPT 38525 pays $430.54 in a non-facility setting and $430.54 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $380.86 in Arkansas to $521.98 in Alaska, a 37% spread.

National non-facility rate

$430.54

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$430.54

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$521.98

Alaska

Lowest state
$380.86

Arkansas · 37% 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 $430.54
CPT 38525 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $430.54, national facility $430.54.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$521.98$521.98
Florida
$482.00$482.00
New York
$479.15$479.15
District of Columbia
$477.71$477.71
Illinois
$474.61$474.61
New Jersey
$466.84$466.84
Connecticut
$458.90$458.90
Washington
$449.22$449.22
Massachusetts
$448.76$448.76
Maryland
$444.54$444.54
California
$444.10$444.10
Michigan
$442.24$442.24
Rhode Island
$434.23$434.23
Georgia
$433.72$433.72
Pennsylvania
$432.70$432.70
Colorado
$431.98$431.98
West Virginia
$431.79$431.79
Puerto Rico
$431.57$431.57
Virgin Islands
$431.57$431.57
Hawaii
$430.82$430.82
New Hampshire
$430.68$430.68
Montana
$430.43$430.43
New Mexico
$427.46$427.46
Oregon
$426.30$426.30
Texas
$425.27$425.27
Delaware
$424.15$424.15
Nevada
$421.72$421.72
Louisiana
$418.51$418.51
Arizona
$417.61$417.61
Wyoming
$416.56$416.56
Ohio
$416.41$416.41
Missouri
$415.92$415.92
Utah
$415.01$415.01
Virginia
$411.88$411.88
South Carolina
$409.75$409.75
Kentucky
$407.39$407.39
Maine
$403.01$403.01
Vermont
$402.30$402.30
Oklahoma
$400.64$400.64
North Carolina
$399.91$399.91
North Dakota
$398.59$398.59
Minnesota
$397.53$397.53
South Dakota
$394.83$394.83
Mississippi
$393.24$393.24
Indiana
$390.68$390.68
Tennessee
$390.41$390.41
Idaho
$388.81$388.81
Kansas
$387.80$387.80
Wisconsin
$386.30$386.30
Alabama
$386.28$386.28
Nebraska
$384.20$384.20
Iowa
$383.89$383.89
Arkansas
$380.86$380.86

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Commercial rates for 38525

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