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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 5 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$69.18$60.26 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$95.50 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $9 to $355Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $46 to $107
$2$10$50$200facility $102professional $69

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Oregon than in North Dakota. 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.

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$69.18

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.