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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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration cost?

$102

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $229.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,074Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $102

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Vermont. 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$102

OK $501VT $102

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.