go back

Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Tennessee 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 5 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$72.44$56.23 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$33.88 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $19 to $355Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $47 to $93
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $76professional $72

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
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $72.44 · 24th 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.