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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 October 2026.

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

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$48.98$41.69 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$105 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $38 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $49

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$48.98

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.