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Bone Marrow Biopsy

Rhode Island 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?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $200.

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 $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,074Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $135

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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
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
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$145

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.