Infusion of a Patient's Own Stem Cells

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 38241

Returns a person's own blood-forming stem cells to them through a drip into a vein, after those cells were collected and frozen earlier and high-dose chemotherapy has emptied the bone marrow. The cells find their way back to the marrow and rebuild the blood-making system over the following weeks. Because the cells came from the patient, there is no risk of rejection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Infusion of a Patient's Own Stem Cells cost?

$5,252

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,252 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

5% physician fee95% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$240	$178 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,012	$2,239 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $417 to $15,849Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $871

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $549.54 Median $5,128.61 Typical High $14,125.38	Facility	Global	$549.54	$5,128.61	$14,125.38
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,290.87 Median $8,709.64 Typical High $19,054.61	Facility	Global	$2,290.87	$8,709.64	$19,054.61
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $199.53 Median $549.54 Typical High $1,479.11	Facility	Global	$199.53	$549.54	$1,479.11
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,047.13 Median $2,691.53 Typical High $6,165.95	Facility	Global	$1,047.13	$2,691.53	$6,165.95

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 131.6 times more in Maryland than in Oregon. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

MD $87,274OR $663

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.