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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 October 2026.

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

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$30.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$44.67 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $33 to $120Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50
$5$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 3rd of 51

$39.81

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.