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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Maine 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?

$3,324

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,324 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$89.13 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$832 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $347 to $9,120Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $78 to $302
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$346.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 12.7 times more in Florida than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMaine $3,324 · 15th of 51
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.