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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Georgia 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?

$3,710

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,710 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$162$97.72 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,138 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,913Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $72 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $162

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 10th of 51

$3,710

$162 physician + $3,548 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.