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Collection of a Patient's Own Blood-Forming Stem Cells

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 38206

A procedure that collects blood-forming stem cells from a patient's own bloodstream so they can be stored and later given back to the same patient after high-dose treatment such as chemotherapy. The cells are typically collected using a machine that draws blood, separates out the stem cells, and returns the rest of the blood to the body. This approach is called autologous collection because the patient is both the donor and the eventual recipient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Collection of a Patient's Own Blood-Forming Stem Cells cost?

$2,171

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,171 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$83.18 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$141 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $83 to $3,548Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $81 to $282
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042professional $129

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
$131.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 36.8 times more in Indiana than in Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $2,171 · 25th of 50
IN $8,401VA $228

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.