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Bone Marrow Taken for Spinal Bone Grafting

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 20939

Draws liquid marrow from inside a bone through a needle placed via its own separate small incision, so the bone-forming cells it contains can be added to the graft used in a spinal fusion. The marrow is mixed with graft material and packed along the spine to encourage the bones to knit together. It is billed in addition to the main spinal procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Taken for Spinal Bone Grafting cost?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $2,399.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $120 to $4,074
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 75.9 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Tennessee· 27th of 49

$1,047

NJ $5,129ND $67.61

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.