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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 October 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$556

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $556 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$209$151 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$234 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,698Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $98 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $209

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
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
5 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
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 49th of 51

$556

$209 physician + $347 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.