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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$1,110

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,110 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$219$145 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$398 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,548Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $95 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $219

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
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
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
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$1,110

$219 physician + $891 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.