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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Maryland 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?

$20.89

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $25.70.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $15 to $240Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $224professional $21

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
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $20.89 · 31st 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.