CPT code 38225: CAR-T cell collection, blood-derived T lymphocytes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virgin Islands, VI

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 38225 in Virgin Islands, VI.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 38225 covers

This service captures collection of a patient’s blood-derived T lymphocytes for use in developing genetically modified autologous cellular therapy, including CAR-T treatment. Collection occurs before the cells are processed and manufactured into the therapeutic product. It is distinct from harvesting hematopoietic stem cells and from administering the completed cellular therapy.

Medicare assigns CPT 38225 physician fee schedule status B (bundled): Medicare does not pay it separately, and its payment is included in payment for other services. Report the service by collection day, with one unit for each day collection is performed. Preparation of the collected cells for transportation is a separate service identified by 38226; receipt and preparation of the finished product and its administration are separate steps identified by 38227 and 38228, respectively.

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.

How Virgin Islands, VI compares for 38225

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38225 rates by state

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How the 38225 rate is calculated

Each of 38225’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 38225

38225 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.

Codes related to 38225

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 38225 has changed in Virgin Islands, VI

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Where the Virgin Islands, VI rate applies

Virgin Islands, VI is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 10 cities and communities in United States Virgin Islands. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Charlotte Amalie
• Charlotte Amalie East
• Charlotte Amalie West
• Christiansted
• Coral Bay
• Cruz Bay
• Frederiksted
• Frederiksted Southeast

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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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