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Collection of Blood-Forming Stem Cells

Washington 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?

$170

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $200.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170

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
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 49

$170

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.