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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Illinois 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$23.99$20.42 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$30.20 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $24 to $132Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $48professional $24

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
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$37.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $23.99 · 13th 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.