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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Iowa 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$219$170 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$275 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,090Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $123 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $219

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
$602.56
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
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
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$219

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.