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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$502

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 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$186$141 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$178 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,995Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $107 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $186

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
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.78

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$502

$186 physician + $316 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.