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Collection of Blood-Forming Stem Cells

Iowa rates for HCPCS 38205

Collects blood-forming stem cells from the bloodstream for use in a transplant. Blood is drawn through a needle or catheter into a machine that separates out the stem cells and returns the rest of the blood, over a session lasting several hours. More than one session is sometimes needed to gather enough cells.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Collection of Blood-Forming Stem Cells cost?

$195

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $324.

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 $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,138Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $87 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $209professional $195

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 190.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Iowa· 29th of 49

$195

IN $15,488MD $81.28

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.