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Red Blood Cells

Arkansas rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 4 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$81.28$75.86 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$141 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $191Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $3 to $102
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $81

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in North Carolina than in Rhode Island. 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.

Arkansas· 13th of 51

$81.28

NC $302RI $57.54

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.