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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Kentucky 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$110$97.72 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$112 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,291Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $174
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $186professional $110

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
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
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
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$110

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.