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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

Virginia 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$12.30 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$34.67 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $26 to $933Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $59professional $15

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
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$15.49

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.