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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

New Mexico 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 July 2026.

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

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$16.22 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$23.99 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $550Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $37professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $20.42 · 39th of 51
OR $32.36RI $16.60

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.