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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

North Dakota 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$23.44$18.20 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$12.30 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $12 to $269Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $29
$20$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $23

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
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$23.44

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.