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Gilbert Cell Ledger

Straight answers about joint care, cost, and travel

Here are direct answers about procedures, bills, and the nearby clinic. Your exam and health plan still affect the answers. Get written costs before you agree to care.

At Chandler, QC Kinetix offers regenerative treatments such as PRP, a procedure that gathers platelets from your blood before the prepared liquid goes into the sore joint. PRP uses blood, while marrow concentrate starts with marrow. They aren't the same procedure. Neither belongs in urgent care for warning signs.

What belongs in a complete joint-care quote?

There isn't one reliable Gilbert average for every procedure. Your cost depends on the treatment, joint, visits, and follow-up care. Ask for one written total before you pay. It should show deposits, cancellation rules, and possible later charges.

Will insurance pay for the exam or procedure?

Your plan may cover the exam, brace, medicine, or physical therapy. The blood or marrow procedure may require you to pay the clinic yourself. Call your plan with the exact procedure name. Don't assume a covered visit means all care is covered.

How much does a bone marrow aspirate concentrate procedure cost?

Bone marrow aspirate concentrate means marrow drawn from your pelvis and reduced to a smaller, concentrated portion. That prepared material then goes into the sore joint. There isn't a sound Gilbert price average here. Your quote should list the marrow draw, preparation, clinician fee, follow-up, and number of treatments.

How can I tell whether the cost is worthwhile?

Start with your exam and the exact procedure offered. Ask what change you might notice in walking, sleep, or normal chores. Then compare the answer with lower-cost care and surgery. A higher price doesn't prove better relief.

How much does stem cell therapy cost for knees?

There isn't one sound Gilbert price for every knee. Blood and marrow procedures aren't the same, so get the exact name. Ask for a written total that includes every visit and follow-up. Severe joint damage may call for a surgery opinion instead.

Where is the nearest clinic for someone in Gilbert?

The nearby clinic is at 1100 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 210 in Chandler. No Gilbert office is listed here. Call first to confirm the address and appointment time. Check current traffic before you leave.

Sources

  1. An analysis of 38 businesses advertising stem cell and exosome products for COVID-19 found listed prices from $2,950 to $25,000 with an average of $11,322 - a direct measure of what this marketplace charges for products with no regulatory approval.

    Turner L, et al. — Businesses marketing purported stem cell treatments and exosome therapies for COVID-19: An analysis of direct-to-consumer online advertising claims. Stem Cell Reports, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.09.015.

  2. In orders issued 26 December 2024 and announced 8 January 2025, a federal court permanently banned the co-founders of the Stem Cell Institute of America and their companies from marketing any regenerative medicine treatment, and ordered $5,155,146 in refunds and civil penalties. The court found on summary judgment that they published false and misleading advertisements about the efficacy and approval of stem cell injections for osteoarthritis, neuropathy and joint pain; their clinic charged up to $5,000 per injection and the customers were almost exclusively elderly and disabled people.

    US Federal Trade Commission — Stem Cell Institute Co-Founders and Companies Banned from Marketing Stem Cell Treatments and Ordered to Pay More Than $5.1 Million for Refunds and Civil Penalties. , 2025.

  3. In October 2018 the FTC settled charges against a California physician and two companies that earned at least $3.31 million selling 'amniotic stem cell therapy' between 2014 and 2017 - initial injections cost $9,500 to $15,000 with booster treatments at $5,000 to $8,000 - for advertising, without evidence, that it treated Parkinson's disease, autism, macular degeneration, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and osteoarthritis.

    US Federal Trade Commission — FTC Stops Deceptive Health Claims by a Stem Cell Therapy Clinic. , 2018.

  4. FDA states in its consumer alert that the only FDA-approved stem cell products in the United States are blood-forming stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, approved for disorders of the blood-forming system, and that NONE of these products - stem cells, stromal vascular fraction, umbilical cord blood, Wharton's jelly or amniotic fluid - has been approved for the treatment of any orthopedic condition, including osteoarthritis, tendonitis, disc disease, tennis elbow, back pain, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain or shoulder pain.

    US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research — Consumer Alert on Regenerative Medicine Products Including Stem Cells and Exosomes. , 2020.

  5. In a 480-patient, four-arm, multicenter randomized phase 2/3 trial, none of three orthobiologic cell injections - autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate, autologous adipose stromal vascular fraction, or allogeneic umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells - was superior to any other, or to a corticosteroid injection control, on pain at 12 months.

    Mautner K, et al. — Cell-based versus corticosteroid injections for knee pain in osteoarthritis: a randomized phase 3 trial. Nat Med, 2023. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02632-w.

  6. 21 CFR 1271.10(a) sets the four criteria a human cell or tissue product must meet to be regulated SOLELY under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act: it must be minimally manipulated; intended for homologous use only, as reflected by labeling and advertising; not combined with another article beyond water, crystalloids or a preserving agent; and either have no systemic effect and not depend on the metabolic activity of living cells, or else be for autologous use, use in a close blood relative, or reproductive use.

    US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 — 21 CFR 1271.10 - Are my HCT/P's regulated solely under section 361 of the PHS Act. , 2004.

Talk through your joint soreness

The Chandler team can examine your joint and explain its blood-based, non-surgical care. You'll have time to ask about cost, recovery, and other choices. Call (602) 837-PAIN to confirm the address and schedule.

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