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Bone Marrow Biopsy

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 38221

This procedure obtains a small core sample of solid bone marrow tissue, usually from the back of the hip bone, using a specialized needle. The sample is examined under a microscope to help diagnose blood disorders, certain cancers, or infections affecting the marrow. It is often done alongside a separate marrow fluid sampling in the same visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy cost?

$1,202

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $3,311.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $63 to $3,981
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,175

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$1,202

HI $1,202RI $145

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.