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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Nevada 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?

$1,804

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,804 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$182$95.50 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$851 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $158 to $6,166Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $69 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $182

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
$158.49
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 38th of 51

$1,804

$182 physician + $1,622 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.