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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 $48.98 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$20.89$16.98 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$25.12 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $20 to $93Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $52
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $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
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $21.38 · 28th 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.