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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Connecticut 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?

$3,575

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,575 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$186$117 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,905 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $912 to $6,918Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $89 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,575

$186 physician + $3,388 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.