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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$1,103

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,103 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$170$105 to $251
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$182 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,585Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $933professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maine 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

Maine· 44th of 51

$1,103

$170 physician + $933 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.