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Platelet Removal By Apheresis

West 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$117$102 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$132 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,622Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$117

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.