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Red Blood Cells, Irradiated

Iowa rates for HCPCS P9038

Red blood cells, irradiated, each unit

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells, Irradiated cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 7 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$16.22$16.22 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$16.22 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $16 to $380Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in North Carolina than in New Jersey. 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.

Iowa· 50th of 51

$16.22

NC $309NJ $16.22

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.