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Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells

North Carolina 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?

$166

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $1,738.

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 $166 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,786Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $162

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
$81.28
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 61.7 times more in Indiana 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 49

$166

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.