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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Utah 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?

$4,036

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,036 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$234$81.28 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,778 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $871 to $9,333Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $62 to $372
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $234

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
$645.65
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00

Where Utah 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

Utah· 6th of 51

$4,036

$234 physician + $3,802 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.