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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 July 2026.

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

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 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 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$93.33$63.10 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$107 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $79 to $141Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $50 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $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
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Oregon than in North Dakota. 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· 4th of 51

$93.33

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.