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Collection of Blood-Forming Stem Cells

South Dakota 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?

$138

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $162.

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 $126 · 10th to 90th $87 to $813Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $166
$100$200$500facility $126professional $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. 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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 37th of 49

$138

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.