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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

North Carolina 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$53.70 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$74.13 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $60 to $158Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $47 to $87
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $81professional $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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $74.13 · 21st 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.