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

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,781

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,781 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $83.18 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$83.18$77.62 to $126
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,148 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,370Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $76 to $398
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $83

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
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$398.11
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $1,781 · 33rd 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.