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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

New Mexico 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?

$2,150

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,150 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$155$95.50 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$759 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,550Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $87 to $288
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $155

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
$81.28
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 15th of 51

$2,150

$155 physician + $1,995 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.