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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

North Carolina 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?

$2,358

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$170$74.13 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$794 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $151 to $6,761Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $66 to $741
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $170

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
$169.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$2,358

$170 physician + $2,188 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.