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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86930

Preparing and freezing a unit of donated blood so that it can be kept in long-term storage. Freezing is used mainly for rare blood types and for building a reserve of units that would otherwise expire within a few weeks in the refrigerator.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $120 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$69.18 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$112 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $10 to $437Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $123
$2$10$50$200facility $120professional $81

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in North Dakota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 36th of 51

$81.28

ND $129RI $66.07

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.