CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$332

about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $67–$764

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$290

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $42 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $332 This hospital $290 Cash price $561 Hospital's list price $1,403

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other FL hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $209 Priciest $316

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 $332 (about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $290, or about $561 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sarasota, FL.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$36 - $2,244	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$40 - $461	9%
Aetnamajor	$36 - $3,881	8%
Cignamajor	$60 - $3,500	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$107 - $1,244	24%
AmeriHealth	$36 - $319	8%
AvMed	$1,004	223%
Molina	$35 - $313	8%
Oscar Health	$62 - $7,454	14%
Simply Healthcare	$34 - $304	8%
WellCare	$43 - $484	10%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$34 - $2,749

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 561), 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 Sarasota Memorial 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 Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other FL hospitals

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