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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Alaska rates for HCPCS 38211

A laboratory step carried out on blood-forming stem cells that have already been collected for a transplant. Before the cells are given to a patient, unwanted material is removed from the collected product so that what remains is safer and better suited for transplant. It is part of preparing the graft rather than a test performed on the patient.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stem Cell Graft Processing Step cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$288$191 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$479 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,175Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $76 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $550professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$660.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$288

WI $288KY $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.