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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

South 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$75.86 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$67.61 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $66 to $224Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $50 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $98

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$97.72

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.