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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$1,033

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,033 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$162$95.50 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$676 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,020Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $69 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $871professional $162

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
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
11 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
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,033

$162 physician + $871 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.