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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 5 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$63.10 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$63.10 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $30 to $214Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $44 to $117
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $107professional $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
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $72.44 · 26th 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.