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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

North Dakota 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$107 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$72.44 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $72 to $269Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $76 to $174
$100$200$500facility $126professional $138

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th of 51

$135

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.