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Red Blood Cells

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $372 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 8 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$72.44 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$219 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $81 to $2,399Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $91
$10$100$1Kfacility $372professional $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
$81.28
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th 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.