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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Maryland 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?

$70.79

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $87.10.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $54Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $49 to $95
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $16professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $70.79 · 30th 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.