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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Arkansas 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$66.07$58.88 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$40.74 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $41 to $115Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $46 to $115
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $66

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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $66.07 · 45th 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.