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Bone Marrow Fluid Sample Collection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 38220

This procedure withdraws a small liquid sample of bone marrow, usually from the hip bone, using a needle. The sample is examined to evaluate blood-forming cells for conditions such as anemia, infection, or certain blood cancers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Fluid Sample Collection cost?

$166

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $1,445.

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 $1,514 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $63 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $148

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
$165.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 25th of 51

$166

OK $759RI $138

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.