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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

South Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$85.11$77.62 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$479 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,570Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $68 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $85

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
12 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
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$117

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.