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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Minnesota 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $47.86 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$25.70$19.50 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$30.20 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $135Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59
$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $26

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
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$66.07

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 51

$25.70

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.