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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 July 2026.

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

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, 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 $52.48 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 7 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$14.13 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$28.84 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $20 to $148Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $27
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $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
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$52.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$144.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. 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

$20.42

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.