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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

South Dakota 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$27.54$18.62 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$31.62 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $23 to $42Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $42professional $28

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
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $27.54 · 6th 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.