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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 October 2026.

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

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$6.92 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$6.92 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $38Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50facility $10professional $19

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$19.05

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.