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Platelet Survival Study

North Dakota 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 Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $316.

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 $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $178Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $129 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $269

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th 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.