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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Maine 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$25.70$19.95 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$1.91 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $2 to $132Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $28
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $102professional $26

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. 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.

Maine· 9th of 51

$25.70

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.