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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Illinois 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 6 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$79.43$67.61 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$81.28 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $58 to $389Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $47 to $120
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $145professional $79

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
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$134.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $81.28 · 10th 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.