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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 October 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10$20$50professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 19th of 51

$21.88

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.