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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Florida 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?

$1,122

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$77.62 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$251 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $138 to $8,913Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $63 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $145

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
$109.65
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$11,748.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
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
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98

Where Florida 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

Florida· 42nd of 51

$1,122

$145 physician + $977 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.