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Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells cost?

$603

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $4,266.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,761Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $102 to $490
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $245

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 61.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $603 · 34th of 49
IN $6,310MD $102

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.