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Freezing And Storing Stem Cells For A Future Transplant

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 38207

This process prepares previously collected blood-forming stem cells, gathered from bone marrow or the bloodstream, for long-term storage by freezing them using a specialized technique. The frozen cells are kept until they are needed for a stem cell or bone marrow transplant, which may happen weeks, months, or even years later. It is a laboratory step performed after the cells have already been collected from the donor or patient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storing Stem Cells For A Future Transplant cost?

$44.67

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $52.48.

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 $45 · 10th to 90th $45 to $2,291Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $42 to $91
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $45professional $45

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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 81.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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, DC· 45th of 51

$44.67

CA $2,951HI $36.31

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.