CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$440

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $182–$508

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$393

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $47 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $440 This hospital $393 Cash price $1,065 Hospital's list price $1,638

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

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

Cheapest $67 Priciest $393

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $440 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas charges insurers about $393, or about $1,065 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Rogers, AR.

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	$287 - $393	64%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$35 - $393	8%
Aetnamajor	$389 - $1,310	86%
Cignamajor	$393 - $852	87%
Humanamajor	$389 - $1,228	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$561	124%
HealthLink	$475 - $1,065	105%
Independent Health	$393	87%
+ 54 smaller / regional plans	$16 - $1,310

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

Excludes 8 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 1,065), 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 Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas 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 Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas

Compare: Blood transfusion at other AR hospitals

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