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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Delaware 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 July 2026.

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

$22.91

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.14 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50facility $5professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. 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.

Delaware· 21st of 51

$22.91

OR $32.36RI $16.60

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.