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Sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 34 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 38525

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield$2,4350.7×52026-09-01
Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston$2,5670.7×22026-04-01
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski$2,5900.7×12026-07-14
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens$2,5900.7×12026-07-10
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg$2,5900.7×12026-07-14
Rhea Medical Center Dayton$2,6000.7×12026-03-30
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$2,7530.7×52026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$2,7530.7×52026-09-01
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville$2,7530.7×52026-09-01
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville$2,8070.8×42026-08-05
Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson$2,8950.8×52026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$2,8950.8×52026-09-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$2,8950.8×52026-09-01
Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City$2,8950.8×52026-09-01
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville$3,1880.9×52026-08-05
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell$3,1880.9×52026-08-05
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown$3,1980.9×52026-08-05
Roane Medical Center Harriman$3,1980.9×52026-08-05
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge$3,1980.9×52026-08-05
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville$3,1980.9×52026-08-05
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville$3,1980.9×52026-08-05
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$3,2840.9×12026-01-01
Erlanger Health System Chattanooga$3,9501.1×32026-01-25
Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell$3,9671.1×42026-04-01
Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga$4,1361.1×42026-09-01
Hardin Medical Center Savannah$4,8761.4×22026-05-01
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis$5,6131.6×42026-03-19
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City$6,2941.8×502026-02-25
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville$6,4331.8×12026-01-25
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville$6,5761.7×72026-01-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$6,7161.8×122025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$7,4642.0×112025-10-01
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville$7,8122.2×112025-10-01
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma$7,8122.2×112025-10-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in Tennessee?

34 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 38525, hospital outpatient, the median across 34 hospitals is $3,198, 0.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.