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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36513

Blood is drawn from a vein and passed through a machine that separates out and discards platelets, the small cells that make blood clot, before returning the rest of the blood to the patient. Lowering a dangerously high platelet count reduces the risk of clots and stroke. It is a treatment session, not a blood donation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Platelet Removal By Apheresis cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$158 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$537 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,079Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $110 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $331

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
$616.60
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
10 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
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$427

AK $427FL $89.13

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.