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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $166 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$41.69 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$112 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,023Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $42 to $89
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $166professional $52

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th 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.