CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Emory University Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$508

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $252–$1,018

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $508 Cash price $1,574 Hospital's list price $1,574

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What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$1,343 - $1,580	298%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$447 - $4,221	99%
Aetnamajor	$451 - $2,987	100%
Cignamajor	$456 - $3,590	101%
Humanamajor	$4,840	1074%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,051	677%
Ambetter (Centene)	$938	208%
Clover Health	$465	103%
Devoted Health	$443	98%
Oscar Health	$2,572	571%
WellCare	$469	104%

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 1,574), 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 Emory 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

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Other Procedures at Emory University Hospital

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