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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Florida 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$56.23$37.15 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$46.77 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $117Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $29 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $56

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
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$194.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 31st of 51

$56.23

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.