CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$491
about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $64–$1,201
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $491 Cash price $608 Hospital's list price $716
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 | $637 - $716 | 141% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $358 - $716 | 79% |
| Aetnamajor | $644 - $716 | 143% |
| Cignamajor | $594 | 132% |
| Humanamajor | $716 | 159% |
| HealthPartners | $258 - $716 | 57% |
| Molina | $250 - $716 | 55% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $258 - $716 |
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Other Procedures at Buchanan County Health 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.