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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Minnesota 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$85.11$67.61 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$102 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $76 to $537Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $51 to $129
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $195professional $85

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$147.91

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $85.11 · 7th 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.