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Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 36512

A treatment in which blood is drawn, red blood cells are separated out and removed, and the remainder is returned to the body. This process, called apheresis, is used here as a therapy rather than for donation or testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells cost?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $148.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $30 to $166
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$141.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Hawaii· 28th of 51

$132

AK $417FL $87.10

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.