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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Indiana 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$41.69 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$57.54 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $33 to $324Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $40 to $93
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $98professional $47

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
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$398.11
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$47.86

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.