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Platelet Survival Study

Pennsylvania 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$112 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$316 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,349Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $102 to $316
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $562professional $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
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$398.11
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
6 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
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$158

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.