BMT Shipment/storage of cryopreserved stem cells

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Hello! Wondering how your facility handles this situation: Patient has cryopreserved stem cells (either status post-transplant or harvested and stored); they have requested that the cells be shipped to your facility; again for either storage or future transplant. 1) Who pays for the shipment?2) Once received, is there a storage fee for the cells? If so, how long are the cells stored? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! DodsonFinancial Coordinator, Blood and Marrow ProgramWest Penn Allegheny Health System4800 Friendship Ave Ste 2303 NTPittsburgh, PA 15236Phone: Fax: mdodson@...TFCA TrusteeBe the one to save a life. Be The Match. Join now **********************************************************************

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