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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Michigan 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?

$2,383

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,383 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$145$93.33 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$490 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,495Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $69 to $219
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,239professional $145

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
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
11 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
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$436.52
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$41.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 13th of 51

$2,383

$145 physician + $2,239 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.