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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Arkansas 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$33.88$12.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$34.67 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $34 to $48Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$10$20$50facility $35professional $34

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$33.88

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.