Platelets each unit cost at US hospitals
HC PLATELETS EACH UNIT · HCPCS P9019
$15.30
lowest cash price
$169.29
national median
$1,672.20
highest cash price
387
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $15.30–$1,672.20 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Nov 1, 2025 ($120.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($220.92)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $526.50 | $526.50 | $529.62 |
| Arizona | 2 | $41.22 | $41.22 | $44.46 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $30.82 | $187.20 | $1,017.00 |
| California | 18 | $15.30 | $44.60 | $163.20 |
| Colorado | 8 | $307.23 | $892.65 | $1,387.77 |
| Florida | 17 | $104.00 | $104.00 | $1,336.32 |
| Georgia | 12 | $158.73 | $158.73 | $1,040.33 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $198.40 | $198.40 | $330.75 |
| Illinois | 22 | $169.20 | $247.80 | $362.40 |
| Indiana | 10 | $277.20 | $300.60 | $399.92 |
| Iowa | 17 | $87.78 | $302.84 | $345.60 |
| Kansas | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 12 | $88.69 | $399.92 | $640.80 |
| Louisiana | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 21 | $71.57 | $71.57 | $124.88 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $219.20 | $593.60 | $599.20 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $67.60 | $94.08 | $116.55 |
| Missouri | 14 | $171.60 | $444.40 | $494.00 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 8 | $87.78 | $87.78 | $182.50 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $83.02 | $89.46 | $420.64 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 15 | $89.89 | $89.89 | $182.38 |
| North Carolina | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 31 | $97.80 | $265.80 | $1,555.50 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $419.00 | $516.75 | $619.45 |
| Oregon | 6 | $163.35 | $163.35 | $163.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | $97.20 | $306.00 | $1,672.20 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $1,008.50 | $1,008.50 | $1,008.50 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $197.60 | $577.60 | $593.60 |
| Tennessee | 31 | $106.26 | $116.55 | $898.24 |
| Texas | 111 | $68.00 | $133.00 | $1,634.22 |
| Virginia | 11 | $106.26 | $108.15 | $218.00 |
| Washington | 24 | $56.80 | $108.96 | $272.30 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $96.00 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | $86.92 | $120.00 | $339.90 |