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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 July 2026.

How much does Stem Cell Graft Processing Step cost?

$47.86

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $56.23.

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 $48 · 10th to 90th $48 to $2,291Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $44 to $98
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $48professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 75.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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· 46th of 51

$47.86

CA $2,951HI $38.90

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.