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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Wyoming 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$100 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$204 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $158 to $331Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $44 to $331
$50$100$200facility $331professional $126

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$126

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.