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Photopheresis (Light Treatment of Blood)

Delaware rates for HCPCS 36522

Blood is drawn through a line, the white blood cells are separated out by a machine, treated with a light-sensitive medicine and exposed to ultraviolet light, and then returned to the body along with the rest of the blood. The treated cells change how the immune system behaves. It is used for conditions such as a skin lymphoma of white blood cells, graft-versus-host disease after a transplant, and rejection of a transplanted organ.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Photopheresis (Light Treatment of Blood) cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$112 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,698 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,905
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $1,000

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
$114.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Delaware· 25th of 51

$1,479

AK $3,388NE $178

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.