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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Montana 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$115 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$151 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $145 to $389Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $79 to $200
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $166

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
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
$53.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$166

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.