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Platelet Survival Study

New York 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$115 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$48.98 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $49 to $851Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $107 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $145professional $129

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$295.12
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$302.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
3 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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33

Where New York 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.

New York· 49th of 51

$129

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.