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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

Pennsylvania 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$11.48 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$95.50 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,660Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $24
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $302professional $12

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.17
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 49th of 51

$13.18

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.