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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 July 2026.

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

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 7 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$63.10$48.98 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$58.88 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $46 to $257Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $107
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $98professional $63

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
$45.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $69.18 · 42nd 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.