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Platelet Survival Study

Indiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Platelet Survival Study cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$112 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$263 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,622Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $110 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,175professional $145

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Indiana· 12th of 51

$234

WY $490FL $107

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.