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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 July 2026.

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

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$50.12$42.66 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$72.44 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $72 to $129Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $93
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $76professional $50

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $50.12 · 51st 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.