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Red Blood Cells

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $81.28.

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 $81 · 10th to 90th $81 to $81Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $56 to $81
$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 50th 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.