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Platelet Survival Study

Connecticut 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $275.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,380Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $132 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $182

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$195

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.