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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Michigan 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$58.88$54.95 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$186 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $117 to $692Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $59

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$147.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 39th of 51

$60.26

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.