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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Montana 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?

$447

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $302 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$145$115 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$302$107 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,148Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $79 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $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
$144.54
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$447

$145 physician + $302 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.