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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Tennessee 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?

$20.42

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $36.31.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $20 to $79Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $186
$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $20

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
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$35.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 51

$20.42

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.