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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$1,433

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,433 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$69.18 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$794 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,802Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $59 to $380
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,288professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 12.7 times more in Florida 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

Arkansas· 44th of 51

$1,433

$145 physician + $1,288 facility

FL $5,899MT $464

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.