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Costs of Procuring Unrelated Hematopoietic Cells

After the donor or cord blood unit is selected by the physician or transplant center, the hematopoietic cells are collected and delivered to the patient’s hospital.

The estimated costs (U.S. dollars) for procuring unrelated hematopoietic cells (collection and delivery) vary by cell source.

NMDP costs^a:

Marrow or PBSC donor: $27,200 to $45,300
Cord blood unit: $12,500 to $41,300

Additional costs:

Marrow
- Surgeon
- Operating room
- Operating room personnel
- Anesthesia personnel
- Transplant center’s lab
PBSC
- Apheresis lab
- Transplant center’s lab
- Filgrastim (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor or G-CSF) medication and administration

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Steps: Procuring unrelated hematopoietic cells

^a If a transplant is canceled, the services and tests already performed for donor workup will be billed. NMDP donor workup costs, $480 to $9,700, include exams, tests and procedures to ensure the safety of the donor and the patient:

An informational session
A physical exam
Additional HLA tests
For bone marrow donation: autologous whole blood collection. (The donor often receives his or her own blood shortly after bone marrow is collected.)
For PBSC donation: filgrastim (G-CSF) injections by medical personnel

More information:

Steps: Searching for unrelated hematopoietic cells

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Differences in Search and Procurement

Comparison with solid organ transplantation