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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Michigan 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$21.38$16.98 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$12.88 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $29
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $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
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $21.88 · 24th 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.