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Cell Removal From A Stem Cell Collection

Illinois 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 October 2026.

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

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $525 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$77.62 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$347 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,622Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $74 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $98

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$115

AK $316KY $70.79

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.