CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$429

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $338–$528

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$423

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $429 This hospital $423 Cash price $510 Hospital's list price $850

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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 $423

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 $429 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). University of Arkansas Medical Sciences charges insurers about $423, or about $510 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Little Rock, 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	$170 - $867	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$170 - $518	38%
Aetnamajor	$167 - $417	37%
Cignamajor	$172 - $1,102	38%
Humanamajor	$170 - $425	38%
Ambetter (Centene)	$243 - $606	54%
Devoted Health	$173 - $433	38%
WellCare	$168 - $421	37%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$167 - $1,159

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

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 510), 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 University of Arkansas Medical Sciences 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 University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Compare: Blood transfusion at other AR hospitals

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