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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Alaska rates for HCPCS 38222

A needle is inserted into a bone, usually in the hip, to both withdraw a small liquid sample of bone marrow (aspiration) and remove a small core of solid marrow tissue (biopsy), typically done together in one procedure. The samples are examined in a lab to evaluate blood cell production and diagnose conditions affecting the bone marrow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$3,023

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,023 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$204 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$871 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,762Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $98 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 7th of 51

$3,023

$331 physician + $2,692 facility

CO $4,351MT $447

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.