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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.48 to $14.45.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $129Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $129professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th 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.