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Red Blood Cells

Colorado rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$135$81.28 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$102 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $91 to $676Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $56 to $135
$100$200$500facility $102professional $135

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$135

IN $646PA $46.77

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.