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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

North Dakota 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$46.77$41.69 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$72.44 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $138Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $35 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $47

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 40th of 51

$50.12

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.