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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Colorado 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$123 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$851 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,370Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $107 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
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
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$151

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.