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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

South Dakota 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$63.10 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$102 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $83 to $141Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $50 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $105

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$107

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.