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Platelet Survival Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78191

A nuclear medicine test that tags platelets, the blood cells that help clots form, with a small amount of radioactive material and then follows how long they last in the bloodstream. It helps show whether a low platelet count is caused by platelets being destroyed too quickly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Platelet Survival Study cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $372 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$363 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$363 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $363 to $525Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $302 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $501

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alabama than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$501

AL $550TX $105

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.