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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Platelet Removal By Apheresis cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $309
$50$100$200$500professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Washington· 15th of 51

$138

AK $257VT $107

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.