CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$464

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $278–$716

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$484

About the fair price

about $20 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $464 This hospital $484

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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 $484

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 $464 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $484 — about the fair price. Located in Port Saint Joe, 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	$475	105%
Aetnamajor	$484	107%
Humanamajor	$484	107%
Ambetter (Centene)	$775	172%
Cigna HealthSpring	$475 - $479	105%
Oscar Health	$752	167%
WellCare	$470	104%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$470 - $1,057

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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Compare: Blood transfusion at other FL hospitals

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