CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$449
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $387–$567
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$418
About the fair price
about $31 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $449 This hospital $418 Cash price $786 Hospital's list price $983

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $418

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 $449 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $418, or about $786 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 $159 - $414 35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $541 120%
Aetnamajor $116 - $1,013 26%
Cignamajor $492 109%
Humanamajor $419 93%
Ambetter (Centene) $418 - $1,380 93%
Devoted Health $426 95%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $418

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Insurance Before you use insurance

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1701 S Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals