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Platelet Survival Study

South 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $295.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $158 to $427Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $135 to $372
$100$200$500facility $186professional $240

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$240

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.