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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 $115 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 7 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 $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$75.86 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $68 to $257Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $49 to $166
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $115professional $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
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$128.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $72.44 · 23rd 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.