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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

West 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 July 2026.

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

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 3 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$70.79$61.66 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $14 to $110Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $45 to $89
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $71

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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $70.79 · 29th 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.