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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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$464

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $464 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 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$162$85.11 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$302$132 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,370Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $72 to $398
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $302professional $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
$630.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$464

$162 physician + $302 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.