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Therapeutic Removal of Red Blood Cells

South 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $7,413.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $120 to $9,772Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $132 to $162
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$147.91
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
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
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
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 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.

South Carolina· 26th of 49

$2,042

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.