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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Pennsylvania 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$75.86$61.66 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$110 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $76 to $324Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $49 to $93
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $151professional $76

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
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$151.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $75.86 · 19th 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.