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Cell Removal From A Stem Cell Collection

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 38210

A laboratory step in which a specific population of unwanted cells is taken out of a collection of blood-forming stem cells before it is given to a transplant recipient. Removing them lowers the chance of complications after the transplant. It is done in the processing laboratory, not on the patient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Removal From A Stem Cell Collection cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$83.18 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,138 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $148 to $10,471Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $69 to $240
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $102

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $115 · 19th of 51
CA $2,951HI $64.57

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.