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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 July 2026.

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

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$93.33$67.61 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$107 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $76 to $191Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $46 to $209
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $141professional $93

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
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $112 · 1st 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.