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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Kentucky 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?

$2,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$141$75.86 to $166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$851 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,365Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $69 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $141

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
$107.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 33rd of 51

$2,231

$141 physician + $2,089 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.