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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Washington, DC 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$77.62$61.66 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$89.13 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $5 to $195Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $47 to $93
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $89professional $78

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $77.62 · 16th 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.