CPT 38505 Needle or trocar biopsy, lymph node; deep (eg, internal mammary, spinal accessory, iliac, hypogastric, obturator, parametrial, parasternal, sacral, or lumbar)
RVU Snapshot
- Work RVU: 1.55
- PE RVU: 3.38
- MP RVU: 0.17
- Total RVU: 5.10
- Estimated Medicare payment: $170.34
- Global period: 0
- Assistant surgeon indicator: 1
- Co-surgeon indicator: 0
- Team surgeon indicator: 0
- Bilateral indicator: 1
- Multiple procedure indicator: 2
Coding Note
Case Builder uses this same total-RVU Medicare payment estimate and applies modifier or MPPR adjustments only at the case level.
Sources: RVU values from CMS PFS RVU26C July 2026 non-QPP. Indicator metadata from CMS PFS RVU26C July 2026 non-QPP. Educational coding support only; confirm final billing against AMA CPT, CMS MPFS, NCCI, and payer policy.