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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Texas 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 9 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$20.42$17.38 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.30 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $45professional $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
$20.42
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95

Where Texas 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.

Texas $20.89 · 33rd 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.