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Irradiation of a Blood Product Before Transfusion

West 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.49$11.75 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$22.91 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $3 to $71Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$102.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 33rd of 51

$18.20

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.