CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Saint Joseph Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$574
about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $60–$1,658
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $574 Hospital's list price $1,207
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 | $435 - $1,967 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $480 - $4,667 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $449 - $5,077 | 100% |
| Cignamajor | $302 - $3,564 | 67% |
| Humanamajor | $507 - $2,515 | 112% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $223 - $5,838 | 49% |
| GEHA | $482 - $5,077 | 107% |
| SelectHealth | $439 | 97% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $302 - $5,077 |
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Saint Joseph Hospital
Compare: Blood transfusion at other CO hospitals
- Boulder Community Health · Boulder $70
- Children's Hospital Colorado · Aurora $70
- Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center · Walsenburg $315
- Community Hospital · Grand Junction $324
- Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $328
- Craig Hospital · Englewood $434
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital · Greeley $437
- Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $439
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.