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Collection of Blood-Forming Stem Cells

Illinois 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?

$155

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $407.

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 $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,622Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $155professional $138

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
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 49

$155

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.