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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

North Dakota 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?

$494

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $494 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $316 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$95.50 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$135 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,311Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $71 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $178

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
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$494

$178 physician + $316 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.