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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

New York 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 York, 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 $81.28 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 8 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$41.69 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$61.66 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $46 to $355Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$5$20$100$500facility $81professional $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
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Oregon than in North Dakota. 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 York· 38th of 51

$69.18

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.