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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Idaho 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 8 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$22.91$20.42 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$28.18 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $20 to $93Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $48
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $38professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $27.54 · 7th 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.