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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Connecticut 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?

$15.14

Typical physician fee. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $20.89.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $15

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 40th of 51

$15.14

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.