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Red Blood Cells

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$56.23

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $57.54.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $257 to $427Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $31 to $58
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $309professional $56

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$56.23

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.