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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Ohio 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$41.69 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$69.18 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $4 to $269Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $42 to $69
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $47

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
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$426.58
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$46.77

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.