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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 October 2026.

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

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$11.75 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$47.86 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $209Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $3 to $38
$2$10$50$200facility $62professional $22

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
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 15th of 51

$23.44

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.