CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sacred Heart Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$463

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $342–$875

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$452

About the fair price

about $11 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $463 This hospital $452

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $209 Priciest $452

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $463 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Sacred Heart Hospital charges insurers about $452 — about the fair price. Located in Pensacola, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$443	98%
Aetnamajor	$452	100%
Humanamajor	$452	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$724	161%
Cigna HealthSpring	$443 - $448	98%
Oscar Health	$702	156%
WellCare	$439	97%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$439 - $987

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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, 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 Sacred Heart Hospital 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 Sacred Heart Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other FL hospitals

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