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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Washington, DC 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?

$54.95

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $115.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $48 to $1,549Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,202
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $55

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$54.95

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.