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Bone Marrow Fluid Sample Collection

Rhode Island 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $182.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,898Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $50 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $110

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$138

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.