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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 38212

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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$67.61$52.48 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$603 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $324 to $4,467Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $45 to $100
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $68

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
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
4 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
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$69.18

WI $200KY $42.66

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.