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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

Delaware 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 physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $105.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $79Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $49 to $126
$50$100facility $79professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 17th 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.