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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

New Jersey 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$13.80$12.02 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$24.55 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $15 to $174Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28
$2$10$50$200facility $60professional $14

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
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.63
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.88

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 43rd of 51

$13.80

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.