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Platelet Survival Study

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $219 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$129 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$209 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $275Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $110 to $240
$100$200$500facility $219professional $170

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
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th 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.