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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Kansas 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$16.60 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$17.38 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $186
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $19

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 26th of 51

$18.62

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.