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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

South Dakota 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?

$2,368

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,368 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $77.62 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$77.62$61.66 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$2,188 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,026Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $59 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $78

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
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 27th of 51

$2,368

$77.62 physician + $2,291 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.