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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Utah 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$13.49 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$16.98 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $17 to $120Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $45
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $81professional $21

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
$16.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 20th of 51

$21.38

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.