{"procedure":{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38525","lay_name":"Open biopsy or removal of deep armpit lymph nodes","blurb":"Through an incision in the armpit, the surgeon removes one or more deep lymph nodes for biopsy or treatment.","slug":"cpt-38525-open-biopsy-or-removal-of-deep-armpit-lymph-nodes","description":"Bx/Exc Lymph Node Open Deep Axillary Node","name_source":"llm:claude-opus-5","name_reviewed":false,"ccs":{"code":"67","label":"Other therapeutic procedures, hemic and lymphatic system","surgery_flag":"narrow"}},"settings":{"outpatient":{"setting":"outpatient","computed_at":"2026-09-25T11:55:12.319193Z","corpus_loaded_through":"2026-09-25T01:10:45.071082Z","filing_date_min":"2022-09-01","filing_date_max":"2026-09-22","checked_from":"2026-09-05T02:22:45.003818Z","checked_through":"2026-09-25T01:10:45.071082Z","n_priced_setters":3956,"n_filed":1330,"n_usable":1217,"n_not_usable":1,"n_labelled":62,"n_no_cash":40,"n_estimated":10,"n_states":50,"cash_p10":602.61,"cash_p20":874.0,"cash_p25":1039.2,"cash_p50":3063.0,"cash_p75":5625.0,"cash_p80":7845.6,"cash_p90":14112.88,"cash_mean_trimmed":3249.41,"gross_p50":3786.0,"cash_to_gross_p50":0.65,"medicare_rate":4000.24,"medicare_schedule":"opps","medicare_year":2026,"cash_to_medicare_p50":0.7657,"by_state":[{"state":"AK","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"AL","n":15,"p20":1227.0,"p50":3494.0,"p80":17127.12},{"state":"AR","n":14,"p20":965.25,"p50":2657.2,"p80":6209.72},{"state":"AZ","n":11,"p20":681.9,"p50":13275.19,"p80":18744.27},{"state":"CA","n":86,"p20":2042.4,"p50":5252.0,"p80":10250.0},{"state":"CO","n":24,"p20":672.91,"p50":1155.75,"p80":20159.77},{"state":"CT","n":7,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"DE","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"FL","n":24,"p20":1671.8,"p50":5246.4,"p80":16218.8},{"state":"GA","n":22,"p20":1009.5,"p50":3908.0,"p80":7153.25},{"state":"HI","n":9,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IA","n":52,"p20":764.0,"p50":1070.4,"p80":1710.6},{"state":"ID","n":15,"p20":876.0,"p50":6140.0,"p80":10392.0},{"state":"IL","n":52,"p20":849.45,"p50":1617.0,"p80":7383.5},{"state":"IN","n":33,"p20":501.6,"p50":2262.0,"p80":16119.12},{"state":"KS","n":37,"p20":717.6,"p50":917.0,"p80":4075.5},{"state":"KY","n":27,"p20":658.2,"p50":3368.85,"p80":10237.42},{"state":"LA","n":21,"p20":2225.25,"p50":2898.02,"p80":8997.62},{"state":"MA","n":13,"p20":1747.5,"p50":5325.0,"p80":10380.36},{"state":"MD","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"ME","n":12,"p20":371.91,"p50":728.0,"p80":1183.0},{"state":"MI","n":45,"p20":844.0,"p50":1299.2,"p80":6722.17},{"state":"MN","n":43,"p20":754.38,"p50":2181.0,"p80":3976.72},{"state":"MO","n":36,"p20":629.76,"p50":1260.0,"p80":6413.67},{"state":"MS","n":14,"p20":1000.0,"p50":2919.84,"p80":10235.32},{"state":"MT","n":12,"p20":810.54,"p50":928.15,"p80":2056.5},{"state":"NC","n":13,"p20":864.66,"p50":3709.04,"p80":8693.87},{"state":"ND","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NE","n":19,"p20":869.4,"p50":1038.0,"p80":1914.0},{"state":"NH","n":9,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NJ","n":36,"p20":4238.48,"p50":4540.0,"p80":6839.0},{"state":"NM","n":9,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NV","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NY","n":64,"p20":1007.0,"p50":4531.42,"p80":4595.0},{"state":"OH","n":64,"p20":849.0,"p50":3962.7,"p80":23370.7},{"state":"OK","n":20,"p20":1717.0,"p50":2095.95,"p80":11297.25},{"state":"OR","n":29,"p20":816.4,"p50":1064.55,"p80":1790.02},{"state":"PA","n":34,"p20":254.01,"p50":4489.81,"p80":9497.43},{"state":"RI","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"SC","n":24,"p20":5042.34,"p50":5473.65,"p80":16554.29},{"state":"SD","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TN","n":19,"p20":452.98,"p50":3430.8,"p80":7029.13},{"state":"TX","n":61,"p20":3302.03,"p50":4196.54,"p80":6140.49},{"state":"UT","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"VA","n":19,"p20":1986.0,"p50":14237.98,"p80":19694.37},{"state":"VT","n":11,"p20":427.5,"p50":760.0,"p80":3220.18},{"state":"WA","n":31,"p20":862.5,"p50":1646.0,"p80":3964.0},{"state":"WI","n":62,"p20":1176.1,"p50":2078.1,"p80":3487.9},{"state":"WV","n":24,"p20":497.93,"p50":1400.13,"p80":8720.75},{"state":"WY","n":7,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"by_segment":{"hospital_type":[{"key":"acute","n":871,"p20":1100.4,"p50":4196.54,"p80":9631.23},{"key":"childrens","n":10,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"critical_access","n":334,"p20":728.0,"p50":1125.0,"p80":3487.9}],"ownership":[{"key":"for_profit","n":132,"p20":2042.4,"p50":5265.5,"p80":16533.0},{"key":"government","n":235,"p20":815.34,"p50":1267.2,"p80":4159.44},{"key":"nonprofit","n":848,"p20":876.0,"p50":3430.39,"p80":7845.6}],"affiliation":[{"key":"affiliated","n":926,"p20":1023.75,"p50":3897.83,"p80":8656.6},{"key":"independent","n":291,"p20":742.0,"p50":1308.68,"p80":4340.0}]},"histogram":[{"lo":458.15,"hi":672.09,"n":88},{"lo":672.09,"hi":985.93,"n":132},{"lo":985.93,"hi":1446.33,"n":161},{"lo":1446.33,"hi":2121.71,"n":91},{"lo":2121.71,"hi":3112.48,"n":81},{"lo":3112.48,"hi":4565.9,"n":199},{"lo":4565.9,"hi":6698.02,"n":126},{"lo":6698.02,"hi":9825.76,"n":94},{"lo":9825.76,"hi":14414.04,"n":67},{"lo":14414.04,"hi":21144.9,"n":60}],"previous":null},"inpatient":{"setting":"inpatient","computed_at":"2026-09-25T11:55:12.319193Z","corpus_loaded_through":"2026-09-25T01:10:45.071082Z","filing_date_min":"2022-09-01","filing_date_max":"2026-09-22","checked_from":"2026-09-05T02:23:05.982663Z","checked_through":"2026-09-25T01:10:45.071082Z","n_priced_setters":3956,"n_filed":701,"n_usable":643,"n_not_usable":0,"n_labelled":23,"n_no_cash":35,"n_estimated":0,"n_states":49,"cash_p10":452.98,"cash_p20":658.2,"cash_p25":816.4,"cash_p50":2042.4,"cash_p75":4550.0,"cash_p80":5265.5,"cash_p90":7845.6,"cash_mean_trimmed":2438.89,"gross_p50":2908.0,"cash_to_gross_p50":0.65,"medicare_rate":null,"medicare_schedule":null,"medicare_year":null,"cash_to_medicare_p50":null,"by_state":[{"state":"AL","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"AR","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"AZ","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"CA","n":70,"p20":2539.8,"p50":7845.6,"p80":11686.0},{"state":"CO","n":15,"p20":613.9,"p50":3295.2,"p80":20159.77},{"state":"CT","n":7,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"DE","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"FL","n":12,"p20":1401.6,"p50":4612.3,"p80":9882.6},{"state":"GA","n":13,"p20":1009.5,"p50":1780.0,"p80":6905.0},{"state":"HI","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IA","n":23,"p20":705.0,"p50":1070.4,"p80":1568.0},{"state":"ID","n":9,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"IL","n":34,"p20":753.2,"p50":1125.0,"p80":5168.8},{"state":"IN","n":17,"p20":248.4,"p50":458.15,"p80":2229.18},{"state":"KS","n":10,"p20":629.76,"p50":2582.88,"p80":5265.5},{"state":"KY","n":19,"p20":458.15,"p50":3368.85,"p80":15376.08},{"state":"LA","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MA","n":6,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MD","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"ME","n":10,"p20":270.0,"p50":385.56,"p80":866.88},{"state":"MI","n":30,"p20":156.32,"p50":1299.2,"p80":5499.16},{"state":"MN","n":31,"p20":848.73,"p50":2559.04,"p80":3976.72},{"state":"MO","n":13,"p20":629.76,"p50":742.05,"p80":3296.7},{"state":"MS","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"MT","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NC","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"ND","n":4,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NE","n":9,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NH","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NJ","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NM","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NV","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"NY","n":30,"p20":521.65,"p50":714.0,"p80":1349.0},{"state":"OH","n":35,"p20":533.4,"p50":3913.5,"p80":3998.25},{"state":"OK","n":13,"p20":922.93,"p50":1717.0,"p80":3515.6},{"state":"OR","n":15,"p20":602.61,"p50":816.4,"p80":1329.0},{"state":"PA","n":24,"p20":214.93,"p50":522.9,"p80":6473.89},{"state":"RI","n":3,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"SC","n":14,"p20":3555.0,"p50":5473.65,"p80":5473.65},{"state":"SD","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TN","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"TX","n":41,"p20":3302.03,"p50":4196.54,"p80":4529.65},{"state":"UT","n":1,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"VA","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"VT","n":8,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WA","n":11,"p20":799.7,"p50":1646.0,"p80":4353.3},{"state":"WI","n":44,"p20":1176.1,"p50":1830.0,"p80":3487.9},{"state":"WV","n":7,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"state":"WY","n":2,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null}],"by_segment":{"hospital_type":[{"key":"acute","n":474,"p20":726.6,"p50":2769.0,"p80":5946.22},{"key":"childrens","n":5,"p20":null,"p50":null,"p80":null},{"key":"critical_access","n":162,"p20":571.2,"p50":1093.0,"p80":3487.9}],"ownership":[{"key":"for_profit","n":50,"p20":458.15,"p50":3075.18,"p80":5648.63},{"key":"government","n":90,"p20":777.92,"p50":1235.5,"p80":3555.0},{"key":"nonprofit","n":501,"p20":652.0,"p50":2380.0,"p80":5473.65}],"affiliation":[{"key":"affiliated","n":519,"p20":689.31,"p50":2559.04,"p80":5473.65},{"key":"independent","n":124,"p20":630.0,"p50":1093.0,"p80":4009.5}]},"histogram":[{"lo":248.4,"hi":365.09,"n":18},{"lo":365.09,"hi":536.6,"n":46},{"lo":536.6,"hi":788.69,"n":59},{"lo":788.69,"hi":1159.2,"n":84},{"lo":1159.2,"hi":1703.76,"n":60},{"lo":1703.76,"hi":2504.15,"n":43},{"lo":2504.15,"hi":3680.54,"n":68},{"lo":3680.54,"hi":5409.57,"n":107},{"lo":5409.57,"hi":7950.87,"n":62},{"lo":7950.87,"hi":11686.0,"n":32}],"previous":null}},"related":[{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38505","lay_name":"Needle biopsy of a lymph node","slug":"cpt-38505-needle-biopsy-of-a-lymph-node"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"36680","lay_name":"Needle placed into bone for fluids or medicine","slug":"cpt-36680-needle-placed-into-bone-for-fluids-or-medicine"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38500","lay_name":"Open biopsy or removal of a surface lymph node","slug":"cpt-38500-open-biopsy-or-removal-of-a-surface-lymph-node"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38510","lay_name":"Open biopsy or removal of deep neck lymph nodes","slug":"cpt-38510-open-biopsy-or-removal-of-deep-neck-lymph-nodes"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38531","lay_name":"Open biopsy or removal of groin lymph nodes","slug":"cpt-38531-open-biopsy-or-removal-of-groin-lymph-nodes"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38999","lay_name":"Unlisted procedure on the blood or lymph system","slug":"cpt-38999-unlisted-procedure-on-the-blood-or-lymph-system"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38900","lay_name":"Dye injection during surgery to find the sentinel lymph node","slug":"cpt-38900-dye-injection-during-surgery-to-find-the-sentinel-lymph-node"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38300","lay_name":"Drainage of an infected lymph node, simple","slug":"cpt-38300-drainage-of-an-infected-lymph-node-simple"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38570","lay_name":"Keyhole sampling of lymph nodes behind the abdomen","slug":"cpt-38570-keyhole-sampling-of-lymph-nodes-behind-the-abdomen"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38745","lay_name":"Complete removal of the armpit lymph nodes","slug":"cpt-38745-complete-removal-of-the-armpit-lymph-nodes"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38571","lay_name":"Keyhole removal of pelvic lymph nodes on both sides","slug":"cpt-38571-keyhole-removal-of-pelvic-lymph-nodes-on-both-sides"},{"code_type":"CPT","code":"38794","lay_name":"Placement of a tube into the main chest lymph duct","slug":"cpt-38794-placement-of-a-tube-into-the-main-chest-lymph-duct"}]}