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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Michigan 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$87.10$69.18 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$200 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $120 to $692Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $16 to $102
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $87

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$223.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 39th of 51

$89.13

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.