Does insurance cover the service of adult peripheral blood banking?
An increasing number of private health care insurers as well as state Medicaid programs have been or are considering covering stem cell blood banking. Stem cell blood banking coverage is often considered by these insurance programs when a close family member is in need of a transplant, or if there has been a documented family history of prior family member needs for a stem cell transplant for cancer, or an immune or genetic disorder. Like so many other new or relatively new medical technologies, insurance coverage for this type of service is evolving.
