CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Valleywise Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$494

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $186–$728

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$513

About the fair price

about $19 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $494 This hospital $513 Cash price $541 Hospital's list price $1,510

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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 $513

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 $494 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Valleywise Health Medical Center charges insurers about $513, or about $541 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Phoenix, 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	$711 - $1,119	158%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$222 - $886	49%
Aetnamajor	$471 - $1,260	104%
Cignamajor	$222 - $1,208	49%
Humanamajor	$471	104%
Banner Health	$471	104%
Devoted Health	$471	104%
Health Net	$471 - $900	104%
Molina	$518	115%
Oscar Health	$508	113%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$471 - $1,132

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 541), 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 Valleywise Health 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 Valleywise Health Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other AZ hospitals

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