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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Stem Cell Graft Processing Step cost?

$72.44

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $85.11.

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 $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $2,291Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $68 to $145
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $72professional $72

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 50.1 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· 46th of 51

$72.44

CA $2,951HI $58.88

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.