CPT code 38213: Platelet depletion, stem cell harvest processing2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Missouri
Laboratory processing reduces platelet content in a harvested stem cell product, distinct from collection and other harvest-processing services.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 38213 in Missouri.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 38213 covers
This service processes a harvested stem-cell product to reduce its platelet content. It is separate from collecting the cells and from processing directed at other components, such as T cells, tumor cells, or red blood cells, or at reducing overall product volume. Cellular therapy laboratories perform this type of product processing as part of preparation for clinical use.
For Medicare, CPT 38213 has status I and is not valid for Medicare reporting; Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. The code identifies platelet depletion of the harvest, rather than the collection procedure. Related harvest-processing services include T-cell depletion, tumor-cell depletion, red-cell depletion, volume depletion, and stem-cell concentration. Select the processing code that matches the service performed.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
Where 38213 pays more and less in Missouri
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Missouri | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 38213 rate is calculated
Each of 38213’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 38213
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.23
0.23 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.05
0.05 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.03
0.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.3100
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$10.35
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 38213
38213 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · 38213
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
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38213 isn’t priced in this setting.
38213 compared with similar codes
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5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 38212RBC depletionStem-cell harvest
- Use 38212 when processing targets red blood cells; 38213 targets platelets.
- 38214Volume depletionStem cell harvest
- Use 38214 for volume reduction of the harvest; 38213 is specific to platelet reduction.
- 38210T-cell depletionHarvest processing
- 38210 identifies T-cell depletion, not platelet depletion.
- 38211Tumor-cell depletionStem cell harvest processing
- 38211 identifies tumor-cell depletion, not platelet depletion.
38213 billing questions
What does platelet depletion remove from the harvest?
It reduces the platelet content of a harvested stem-cell product. It is distinct from red-cell depletion or volume reduction.
How does 38213 differ from 38212?
38213 identifies platelet depletion; 38212 identifies red-cell depletion of a harvest. Choose based on the component being removed.
How does 38213 differ from 38214?
38214 describes volume depletion, while 38213 describes platelet depletion. Code selection follows the processing performed.
Does Medicare accept 38213 for reporting?
No. Medicare assigns status I to 38213 and uses a different code to report and pay for the service.
Is 38213 the stem cell collection service?
No. It describes processing a harvested product to reduce platelets, not collection of the stem cells.
How does 38213 differ from 38210 and 38211?
38210 describes T-cell depletion and 38211 describes tumor-cell depletion. 38213 is specific to platelet depletion.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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