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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Ohio 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?

$2,846

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$155$97.72 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,000 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,413Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $72 to $525
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $155

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
$165.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 21st of 51

$2,846

$155 physician + $2,692 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.