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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Mississippi 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$12.88 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$40.74 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $31 to $65Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $21

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
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$22.91

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.