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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Missouri 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$72.44$51.29 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$77.62 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $32 to $191Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $42 to $123
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $91professional $72

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
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $77.62 · 14th 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.