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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

Washington, DC 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$91.20$72.44 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $6 to $776Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $50 to $110
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $105professional $91

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 19th of 51

$91.20

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.