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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

New Hampshire 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?

$1,627

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,627 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$182$110 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,230 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,090Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $78 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
5 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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 31st of 51

$1,627

$182 physician + $1,445 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.