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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$1,453

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,453 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$135$75.86 to $166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$174 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,890Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $135

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
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 33rd of 51

$1,453

$135 physician + $1,318 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.