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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$70.79$58.88 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$100 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $49 to $11,482Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $47 to $107
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $123professional $71

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
$48.98
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$169.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $72.44 · 28th 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.