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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

North Dakota 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$33.88$20.89 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$21.38 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $21 to $37Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$33.88

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.