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

Posted commercial rates at 31 Washington hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 38525

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish$3,9080.9×42026-04-01
Trios Kennewick$4,0830.9×52026-07-17
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco$6,4611.5×12026-07-10
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla$7,1621.6×62026-04-01
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$7,4001.7×72026-04-01
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee$8,3191.9×22026-04-21
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett$8,8322.0×72026-04-01
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw$9,3542.1×72026-02-28
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$9,5992.1×92026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$9,5992.1×92026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$9,5992.1×92026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$9,7382.1×92026-02-28
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$9,7582.1×62026-04-01
Multicare Capital Medical Center Olympia$9,9372.3×112026-08-27
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$10,0942.2×72026-04-01
St Anne Hospital Burien$10,1112.2×82026-02-28
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$10,6362.4×72026-04-01
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland$10,7922.5×42026-04-01
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane$10,9462.5×62026-04-01
Multicare Deaconess Hospital Spokane$11,2132.6×72026-08-27
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle$11,9062.6×72026-01-01
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane$12,1492.8×72026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$13,4663.0×82026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$13,4663.0×82026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$13,4663.0×82026-08-27
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$13,4923.0×72026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$13,7743.0×72026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$15,0783.3×62026-08-27
St Michael Medical Center Bremerton$16,2023.6×32026-02-28
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia$17,3384.0×42026-04-01
Mary Bridge Children'S Hospital Tacoma$19,9194.4×52026-08-27

Questions

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

31 Washington 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 31 hospitals is $10,111, 2.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.