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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 6 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$19.95$15.14 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$31.62 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $23 to $158Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $63professional $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
$22.91
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$32.36
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$2.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $20.42 · 38th 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.