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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

New Mexico 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 4 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$69.18$56.23 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$72.44 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $55 to $195Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $44 to $107
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $95professional $69

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
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $69.18 · 37th 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.