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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86932

Covers both halves of long-term blood storage: preparing and freezing a unit of donated blood, and later thawing and washing it so it is ready to transfuse. Frozen storage is used mainly for rare blood types and for holding a reserve supply.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, 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 $112 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 6 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$69.18 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$74.13 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $55 to $513Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $389
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $112professional $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
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$269.15

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Oregon than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $81.28 · 9th of 51
OR $112ND $50.12

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.