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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Stem Cell Graft Processing Step cost?

$11.75

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $14.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $2,291Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $12professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$11.75

CA $2,951HI $9.77

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.