CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$643

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $553–$1,287

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$555

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $88 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $643 This hospital $555 Cash price $555 Hospital's list price $634

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $87 Priciest $555

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $643 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello charges insurers about $555, or about $555 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Montebello, CA.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$270 - $1,453	60%
Aetnamajor	$343 - $555	76%
Cignamajor	$812	180%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$555 - $634	123%
Health Net	$279 - $634	62%
Molina	$634	141%
Oscar Health	$583	129%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$459 - $634

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 555), 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 Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello 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.

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Other Procedures at Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello

Compare: Blood transfusion at other CA hospitals

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