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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Rhode Island 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 4 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$16.22$15.49 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$45.71 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $45 to $95Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $60professional $16

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $16.60 · 51st 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.