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Cell Removal From A Stem Cell Collection

Nebraska 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$178$148 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$170 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $107 to $8,511Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $100 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $178

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$191

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.