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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Virginia 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$102 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$219 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $110 to $4,571Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $95 to $141
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $112

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
$131.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
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
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$112

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.