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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Vermont 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?

$63.10

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $83.18.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $141
$50$100$200professional $63

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$63.10

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.