go back

Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Pennsylvania 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$69.18 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$95.50 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,660Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $63 to $145
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $74

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
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$75.86

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.