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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $87.10.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $129Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $68 to $195
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $129professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $72.44 · 43rd of 51
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.