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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Utah 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 6 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$77.62$57.54 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$57.54 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $58 to $398Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $46 to $123
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $309professional $78

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
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah $77.62 · 13th 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.