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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 38213

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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$16.60$12.88 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$603 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $324 to $4,467Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
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
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Florida 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$17.38

FL $132KY $10.72

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.