go back

Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 81109

A genetic test on a blood sample that identifies which inherited version of a particular platelet surface marker a person carries. Platelets carry inherited markers that another person's immune system can react against, which matters during pregnancy, after a transfusion, and when a low platelet count may be immune-related. Each marker is typed and reported on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$60.26 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$102 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $95 to $240Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $589
$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $91

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
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$97.72

AK $275AL $63.10

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.