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Filtering White Blood Cells Out Of The Blood

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 36511

Blood is drawn from a vein and passed through a machine that separates out the white blood cells and keeps them, returning the rest of the blood to the patient through another vein. It is used when the number of white cells in the circulation is dangerously high, or when those cells are being collected for treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Filtering White Blood Cells Out Of The Blood cost?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $5,623.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $120 to $9,772Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $132 to $162
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 69.2 times more in Delaware than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 33rd of 49

$1,096

DE $7,244MD $105

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.