CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: HCA Florida Blake Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$604

about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $196–$1,839

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,137

Well above the fair price

about $1,533 over the fair price · 4.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $604 This hospital $2,137 Cash price $2,605 Hospital's list price $2,605

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 $2,137

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 $604 (about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Blake Hospital charges insurers about $2,137, or about $2,605 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Bradenton, 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 $604. 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	$335 - $2,564	74%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,808 - $5,263	401%
Aetnamajor	$302 - $964	67%
Cignamajor	$356 - $11,568	79%
Humanamajor	$572 - $900	127%
AvMed	$163 - $803	36%
Bright Health	$2,717	603%
Molina	$1,950 - $2,702	433%
Oscar Health	$307 - $2,887	68%
Simply Healthcare	$300 - $1,579	67%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$96 - $2,550

Excludes 6 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 2,605), 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 HCA Florida Blake 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.

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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at HCA Florida Blake Hospital

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