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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Maryland 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?

$763

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $763 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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$174$83.18 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$102 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $42 to $3,548Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $72 to $661
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $589professional $174

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
$41.69
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 48th of 51

$763

$174 physician + $589 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.