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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

New York 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$40.74 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$912 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,467Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $37 to $89
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $47

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
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$125.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$165.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
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
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37

Where New York 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.

New York· 49th of 51

$47.86

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.