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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Oregon 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$79.43 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$117 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $107 to $191Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $44 to $209
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $110

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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 3rd of 51

$129

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.