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Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing

Pennsylvania 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$95.50 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$123 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $100 to $759Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $71 to $195
$100$1K$10Kfacility $166professional $100

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$416.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$100

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.