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Bone Marrow Fluid Sample Collection

Maine 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?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $209.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $3,388Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $66 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,388professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 46th of 51

$145

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.