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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86945

This process treats a unit of donated blood or a blood product with radiation before it is given to a patient. Irradiation inactivates white blood cells in the donated blood, preventing a rare but serious complication where the donor's immune cells attack the recipient's body.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$40.74 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$105 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $2 to $676Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $17 to $112
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $219professional $105

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
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$105

AK $105KY $11.75

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.