CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$338
about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $33–$549
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$324
About the fair price
about $14 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $338 This hospital $324 Hospital's list price $1,216

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $324

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $338 (about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate). Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center charges insurers about $324 — about the fair price. Located in Dubuque, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $306 - $1,216 68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $434 96%
Aetnamajor $430 - $1,015 95%
Cignamajor $1,094 243%
Ambetter (Centene) $737 164%
GEHA $306 - $324 68%
Medica $1,094 243%
Medical Mutual $1,015 225%
Oscar Health $598 133%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans $9 - $1,216
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals