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Platelet Survival Study

California rates for HCPCS 78190

A nuclear medicine study in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is attached to blood platelets, the cell fragments that help blood clot, and measurements are then taken over a period to work out how long those platelets last in the bloodstream. It is used when platelet counts are low and doctors need to know whether platelets are being destroyed faster than normal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Platelet Survival Study cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $1,660.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,548Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $1,660
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $575professional $1,660

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Massachusetts than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,660 · 2nd of 32
MA $1,660NY $155

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.