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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Nevada 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$39.81 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $34 to $537Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $35 to $115
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $43professional $42

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 50th of 51

$41.69

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.