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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Colorado 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$12.59 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$32.36 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $16 to $162Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $76professional $13

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
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 49th of 51

$12.59

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.