CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$554

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $216–$819

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$721

Above the fair price

about $167 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $554 This hospital $721 Cash price $183 Hospital's list price $1,221

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 $721

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 $554 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc charges insurers about $721, or about $183 in cash — above the fair price. Located in West Memphis, AR.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $554. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$721	160%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$380 - $1,847	84%
Aetnamajor	$317 - $420	70%
Humanamajor	$420 - $659	93%
CareSource	$258	57%
Devoted Health	$408	91%
Health Net	$801	178%
Molina	$408 - $741	91%
Oscar Health	$673	149%
+ 60 smaller / regional plans	$250 - $1,121

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 183), 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc

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