CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Tucson Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$516

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $146–$798

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$470

About the fair price

about $46 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $516 This hospital $470

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $71 Priciest $470

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $516 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Tucson Medical Center charges insurers about $470 — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.

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	$288 - $1,859	64%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$461 - $692	102%
Aetnamajor	$4,430	983%
Cignamajor	$63	14%
Humanamajor	$468	104%
Banner Health	$288	64%
Devoted Health	$494	110%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$288 - $591

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, 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 Tucson Medical Center 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 Tucson Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other AZ hospitals

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