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Stem Cell Graft Processing Step

South 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$19.05 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$16.98 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $17 to $224Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $34
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $25

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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$25.12

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.