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Red Blood Cells

South Dakota rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$102 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$135 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $170Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $102 to $151
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $126

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$126

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.