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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 October 2026.

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

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$12.30$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $34 to $158Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $43professional $12

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
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$2.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 50th of 51

$12.30

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.