go back

Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing

Montana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$70.79 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$182 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $288Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $51 to $219
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$178

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.