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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

North Dakota 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$91.20$70.79 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$48.98 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $49 to $269Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $50 to $115
$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $91

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 11th of 51

$91.20

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.