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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$34.67 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$24.55 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $21 to $145Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $32 to $631
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $51professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Arizona· 49th of 51

$43.65

AK $355HI $38.02

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.