go back

Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Nebraska 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$61.66$57.54 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$63.10 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $46 to $288Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $46 to $132
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $112professional $62

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
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $61.66 · 49th 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.