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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 October 2026.

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

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$18.20$12.59 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$5.01 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10$20$50facility $19professional $18

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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 31st of 51

$18.20

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.