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Red Blood Cell Survival Study

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 78135

A nuclear medicine study in which a sample of the patient's own red blood cells is tagged with a small amount of radioactive tracer, returned to the bloodstream, and then measured on repeat samples over a period of days to see how long those cells last in circulation. A short red cell lifespan points to cells being destroyed or lost rather than simply not being made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Survival Study cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 21 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,413$513 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$603 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,138Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $1,413

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$14,791.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$25,703.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$645.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$724.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Oklahoma than in South Carolina. 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.

Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.

OK $1,660SC $30.20

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.