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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Florida 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$17.38 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$32.36 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $19 to $209Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $27
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $89professional $20

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $20.42 · 37th of 51
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.