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Platelet Antigen Genetic Typing

Rhode Island 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$77.62 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$141 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $135 to $224Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $65 to $195
$100$200facility $148professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$112

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.