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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 July 2026.

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

$61.66

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 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

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $5Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $56 to $83
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $5professional $62

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 47th of 51

$61.66

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.