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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Idaho 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$77.62 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$75.86 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $56 to $170Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $31 to $170
$20$50$100$200facility $120professional $135

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 2nd of 51

$135

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.