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Platelet Survival Study

Maryland 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 6 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$120$112 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$110 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $28 to $389Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $110 to $339
$50$100$200$500facility $155professional $120

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$120

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.