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Red Blood Cells

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$56.23 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$102 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $81 to $389Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $56 to $479
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $102

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
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$128.82
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 18th of 51

$102

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.