Plasma Removal Procedure: Apheresis

Apheresis (also known as pheresis or therapeutic pheresis) is a medical procedure utilizing specialized equipment to remove selected blood constituents (plasma, leukocytes, platelets, or cells) from whole blood. The remainder is retransfused into the person from whom the blood was taken. Report this procedure for removal of plasma, the liquid portion of blood in which the cells are suspended. Choose a location to see hospital-reported price summaries. This page does not show national, sample, or aggregate pricing.