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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Idaho 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?

$1,715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$166$115 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$550 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,244Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $100 to $347
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $166

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
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
20 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
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 29th of 51

$1,715

$166 physician + $1,549 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.