CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$433

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $201–$615

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$465

About the fair price

about $32 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $433 This hospital $465 Cash price $330 Hospital's list price $600

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $70 Priciest $465

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $433 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $465, or about $330 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Alamosa, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$436 - $647	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$437 - $619	97%
Aetnamajor	$143 - $615	32%
Cignamajor	$472 - $668	105%
Humanamajor	$447 - $633	99%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$465 - $668	103%
Presbyterian	$1,047	232%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$35 - $668

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 330), 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 San Luis Valley Regional 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 San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other CO hospitals

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