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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Pennsylvania 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$21.88$18.20 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$33.88 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $27 to $110Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $27
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $50professional $22

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
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$43.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $22.39 · 22nd 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.