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Red Blood Cell Survival Study

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Survival Study cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $288 to $288Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $191 to $468
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $288professional $229

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Kansas than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $229 · 27th of 29
KS $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.