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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Pennsylvania 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$48.98$45.71 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$95.50 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,660Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $43 to $95
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $49

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
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.79
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.68
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$52.48

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.