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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Ohio 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 Ohio, 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 $56.23 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$12.30 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$28.84 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $2 to $148Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $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
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$144.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$50.12
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th 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.