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Red Blood Cells

Iowa rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$151$102 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$219 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $102 to $537Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $102 to $537
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $355professional $151

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
$81.28
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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$549.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$151

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.