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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Washington, DC 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?

$22.91

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $25.70.

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 $63 · 10th to 90th $26 to $105Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $63professional $23

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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 16th of 51

$22.91

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.