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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Colorado 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?

$3,976

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,976 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$174$83.18 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,202 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $174 to $7,943Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $72 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $174

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
$125.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 7th of 51

$3,976

$174 physician + $3,802 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.