CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$461

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $178–$812

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$471

About the fair price

about $10 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $461 This hospital $471 Cash price $550 Hospital's list price $1,375

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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 $471

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 $461 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice charges insurers about $471, or about $550 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Venice, 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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$452 - $2,137	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$439	97%
Aetnamajor	$452 - $3,714	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,185	263%
AmeriHealth	$319	71%
AvMed	$1,004	223%
Molina	$313	69%
Oscar Health	$6,934	1538%
Simply Healthcare	$290 - $304	64%
WellCare	$461	102%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$304 - $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 550), 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 - Venice 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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