CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Medical Center Enterprise

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$430

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $352–$511

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$475

About the fair price

about $45 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $430 This hospital $475 Cash price $640 Hospital's list price $3,234

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $155 Priciest $475

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $430 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Medical Center Enterprise charges insurers about $475, or about $640 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Enterprise, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$150 - $955	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$374 - $608	83%
Aetnamajor	$385 - $48,958	85%
Cignamajor	$626 - $4,031	139%
Humanamajor	$374	83%
Ambetter (Centene)	$570	126%
Cigna HealthSpring	$382	85%
Clover Health	$384	85%
Devoted Health	$382	85%
SelectHealth	$378	84%
WellCare	$388	86%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$145 - $55,952

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 640), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 36430.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Medical Center Enterprise is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 36430.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Medical Center Enterprise

Compare: Blood transfusion at other AL hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.