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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 July 2026.

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

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 7 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$67.61$48.98 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$74.13 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $58 to $209Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $42 to $89
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $110professional $68

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
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$181.97
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $69.18 · 40th 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.