. 2020 Aug 9;24(5):530–547. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.13550

TABLE 5.

Medical expenses reimbursed for therapeutic apheresis

	Membrane separation method		Centrifugal separation method
	Transaction	DPC/PDPS ^a	Transaction	DPC/PDPS ^a
PE	Approx. JPY120 000 ^b ~218 000 ^c	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	Approx. JPY90 000 ^b ~188 000 ^c	Fixed fee + JPY42 000
DFPP	Approx. JPY108 000 ^d ~123 000 ^e	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	–	–
PA	Approx. JPY146 000 ^f ~159 000 ^g	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	–	–
LCAP or GCAP	Approx. JPY147 000~150 000	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	Approx. JPY21 000	Fixed fee + JPY42 000
HA (for hepatic coma)	Approx. JPY155 000	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	–	–
HA (for endotoxin adsorption)	Approx. JPY384 000	Fixed amount + JPY42 000	–	–

Abbreviations: DFPP, double filtration plasmapheresis; GCAP, granulocyte apheresis; HA, hemoadsorption; PA, plasma adsorption; PE, plasma exchange; LCAP, leukocytapheresis.

^{^a}

The amount reimbursed for DPC/PDPS fixed amount comprehensive medical reimbursement has complicated variations depending on the disease, medical activity performed, and hospital coefficient.

^{^b}

For plasma exchange using albumin preparation as replacement fluid.

^{^c}

For plasma exchange using fresh frozen plasma as replacement fluid.

^{^d}

When using 1 × 250 mL 5% albumin preparation and 1 × 50 mL 25% albumin preparation as replacement fluid.

^{^e}

When using 1 × 250 mL 5% albumin preparation and 4 × 50 mL 25% albumin preparation as replacement fluid.

^{^f}

For plasma component adsorber for fulminant hepatitis.

^{^g}

For plasma component adsorbers other than those for fulminant hepatitis (eg, LDL adsorption, immunoadsorption, etc.).