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Platelet Survival Study

North Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$166 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$107 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $107 to $603Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $107 to $407
$100$200$500facility $389professional $263

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
8 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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$263

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.