CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: HCA Florida University Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$652

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $226–$1,768

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,553

Well above the fair price

about $1,901 over the fair price · 5.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $652 This hospital $2,553 Cash price $3,102 Hospital's list price $3,102

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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 $2,553

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 $652 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). HCA Florida University Hospital charges insurers about $2,553, or about $3,102 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Davie, 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 $652. 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	$1,396 - $2,020	310%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,142 - $3,942	475%
Aetnamajor	$450 - $931	100%
Cignamajor	$651 - $6,802	144%
Humanamajor	$651 - $1,055	144%
AmeriHealth	$527 - $3,251	117%
AvMed	$403 - $1,551	89%
Molina	$1,950	433%
Oscar Health	$496 - $1,575	110%
Simply Healthcare	$403 - $2,160	89%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$267 - $2,350

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 3,102), 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 University 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 University Hospital

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