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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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$4,868

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,868 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$191$117 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,388 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,511Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $78 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,677professional $191

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$4,868

$191 physician + $4,677 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.