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Platelet Survival Study

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$151 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$575 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $447 to $955Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $126 to $331
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th 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.