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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Rhode Island 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$52.48 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$45.71 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $46 to $302Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $44 to $83
$50$100$200facility $54professional $52

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 37th of 51

$52.48

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.