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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 8 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$75.86$52.48 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$95.50 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $81 to $245Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $47 to $105
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $76

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
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$213.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$426.58
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th 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.