ONLY AT STEMCYTE

When your baby needs more protection, we are there.

An advanced protection option you can add to any private banking plan.

ONLY AT STEMCYTE

What is Public Bank Access?

Private banking stores your baby's cells exclusively. But sometimes a child needs donor cells instead of their own, or needs more volume than a single collection provides.

Most banks can only offer one side: private or public. StemCyte does both. That dual infrastructure is what makes PBA possible.

With Public Bank Access, if your banked unit isn't enough, StemCyte will search for a matching donor unit from our public bank and deliver it to your hospital at no additional cost. If we can't find a match locally, we search internationally.

We handle everything: matching, funding, and delivery.

$50K

one matched unit or global search guarantee

WHEN WOULD YOU NEED IT

Three scenarios. Three answers.

Scenario 1

When Treatment Shifts

For certain cancers and genetic disorders, a child cannot use their own stem cells. Donor cells are essential — PBA helps secure them.

Scenario 2

When Kids Grow

As children grow, volume needs increase. A single unit may not be enough for an adult. PBA ensures access to additional units.

Scenario 3

When Plans Change

Birth is unpredictable. In rare cases, a hospital collection yields low volume or the sample isn't viable. PBA provides a backup donor unit.

COMPARE

Public Bank Access vs Public Bank Access+

PBA secures your child. PBA+ extends that biological protection to parents. Both are advanced protection options for your private banking plan.

FOR YOUR CHILD

Public Bank Access

$299

one-time enrollment

If your child ever needs additional cord blood stem cells for volume, a different condition, or because the original collection wasn't viable.

Covers your child
Up to $50,000 covered
Matching unit from StemCyte's public bank
Global public bank search assistance
Available with any private banking plan

Add PBA to your plan

COVERS PARENTS TOO

FOR PARENTS

Public Bank Access+

$699

one-time enrollment

Parents gain access to StemCyte's public bank inventory for conditions where cord blood transplant is a recognized treatment option, even if they didn't bank their own cord blood at birth.

Extends coverage to both parents
Up to $50,000 covered
Parents don't need their own banked cord blood
Cord blood treatments for eligible conditions
Available with any private banking plan

Add PBA+ to your plan

Frequently asked questions

Private banking stores your baby's own cord blood exclusively for your family. PBA gives your child access to additional matching donor units from StemCyte's public cord blood bank when more stem cells are needed.

PBA covers your child. PBA+ extends coverage to both parents — they can access StemCyte's public bank for eligible cord blood transplant therapies, even without their own banked cord blood.

PBA is a $299 one-time Advanced Protection option, available with any plan. PBA+ is $699 regardless of plan.

StemCyte is the only private cord blood bank that also operates a public cord blood bank. That dual model is what makes it possible to offer private banking customers access to publicly-donated donor units.

For certain cancers and genetic disorders, a child cannot use their own stem cells because the condition may be present in those cells too. Donor cells from a public bank are essential in these cases. PBA also helps when a larger cell volume is needed than a single unit provides.

Protection for your child. And your family.

Add PBA starting at $299 with any plan.

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