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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Georgia 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 6 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$20.89$17.38 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$24.55 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $49Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $21

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
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $21.38 · 27th 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.