CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Santa Rosa Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$623

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $343–$1,553

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$749

Above the fair price

about $126 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $623 This hospital $749 Cash price $316 Hospital's list price $904

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $749

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 $623 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). Santa Rosa Medical Center charges insurers about $749, or about $316 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Milton, FL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $623. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$175 - $4,849	39%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$453 - $7,048	101%
Aetnamajor	$327 - $14,023	73%
Cignamajor	$204 - $5,649	45%
Humanamajor	$299 - $453	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,101	244%
Molina	$328	73%
Oscar Health	$1,389	308%
WellCare	$304 - $476	67%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$333 - $12,499

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 316), 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 Santa Rosa 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Santa Rosa Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other FL hospitals

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