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Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $166 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$129 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$148 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $129 to $447Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $74 to $437
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $155 · 8th of 51
AK $275DE $81.28

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.