CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$620

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $60–$1,651

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$711

About the fair price

about $91 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $620 This hospital $711 Cash price $876 Hospital's list price $2,504

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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 $711

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 $620 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). University of Colorado Hospital Authority charges insurers about $711, or about $876 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aurora, 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	$426 - $2,519	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$241 - $5,128	53%
Aetnamajor	$439 - $6,317	97%
Cignamajor	$439 - $1,301	97%
Humanamajor	$439	97%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$439 - $1,470	97%
Devoted Health	$439	97%
SelectHealth	$90 - $789	20%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$439 - $1,327

Excludes 4 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 876), 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 University of Colorado Hospital Authority 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 University of Colorado Hospital Authority

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