CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$644

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $85–$1,513

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $644 Cash price $436 Hospital's list price $670

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$181 - $2,632	40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$130 - $484	29%
Aetnamajor	$181 - $536	40%
Cignamajor	$181 - $549	40%
Humanamajor	$181 - $502	40%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$181	40%
Ambetter (Centene)	$181	40%
Amerigroup	$670	149%
CareSource	$181	40%
Molina	$181	40%
WellCare	$36 - $181	8%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$181 - $603

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 436), 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 St Marys Good Samaritan 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.

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