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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$2,733

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,733 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$102 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$724 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $229 to $8,128Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $71 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $162

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
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$2,511.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,168.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
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
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 9th of 51

$2,733

$162 physician + $2,570 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.