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Freezing A Unit Of Donated Blood

West Virginia 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$83.18$70.79 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $135Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $47 to $105
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $83

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$83.18

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.