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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Colorado 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 Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$42.66 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$75.86 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $56 to $162Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $93
$10$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $43

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
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 48th 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.