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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Oregon 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$102 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$123 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $708Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $79 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $138professional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$11,481.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$138

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.