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Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration

Vermont 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?

$2,731

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,731 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$117 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$2,512 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,129Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $100 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 10th of 51

$2,731

$219 physician + $2,512 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.