Blood transfusion
Facility: St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.
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 $329 (about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate). St Lukes Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $104, or about $254 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sioux City, IA.
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
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 | $40 - $1,167 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 - $435 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $38 - $1,069 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $99 - $200 | 22% |
| Humanamajor | $40 - $447 | 9% |
| Amerigroup | $387 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $66 - $653 | 15% |
| Medica | $164 - $183 | 36% |
| Molina | $38 - $435 | 8% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $27 - $447 |
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Other Procedures at St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other IA hospitals
- Jones Regional Medical Center · Anamosa $75
- Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $99
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $100
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi · Des Moines $103
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $104
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $104
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $104
- Trinity - Bettendorf · Bettendorf $104
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.