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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

South Carolina 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?

$2,861

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$170$83.18 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$575 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $155 to $7,943Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $69 to $741
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $170

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
$199.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$2,861

$170 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.