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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Pennsylvania 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$229 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $95 to $3,890Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $98 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $407professional $117

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
$588.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
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
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$123

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.