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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Indiana 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?

$3,398

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,398 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$162$77.62 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,288 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $195 to $10,000Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $71 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$109.65
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 13th of 51

$3,398

$162 physician + $3,236 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.