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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, 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 $102 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 4 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$66.07 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$85.11 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $69 to $282Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $51 to $126
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $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
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 43rd 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.