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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Mississippi 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$63.10$44.67 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$107 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $69 to $214Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $30 to $214
$20$50$100$200facility $214professional $63

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
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$67.61

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.