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Bone Marrow Collection From A Donor

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 38230

Collects bone marrow from a healthy donor so it can be given to another person whose own marrow is failing or has been destroyed by treatment. With the donor under anesthesia, a needle is passed repeatedly into the back of the hip bone and marrow is drawn out. The donor keeps the rest of their marrow and replaces what was taken within a few weeks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Collection From A Donor cost?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,762Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $191 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $204

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
$204.17
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$234

CA $4,571MD $204

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.