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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Georgia 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$70.79$58.88 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$70.79 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $42 to $148Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $107
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $95professional $71

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
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $72.44 · 25th 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.