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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Hawaii 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?

$38.02

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $39.81.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $69
$50$100professional $38

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 51st of 51

$38.02

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.