CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$480
about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $265–$1,036
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$488
About the fair price
about $8 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $480 This hospital $488 Cash price $1,220 Hospital's list price $1,695

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $64 Priciest $488

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $480 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital charges insurers about $488, or about $1,220 in cash — about the fair price. Located in O Fallon, IL.

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 $203 - $2,280 45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $470 - $1,110 104%
Aetnamajor $470 - $1,277 104%
Cignamajor $877 - $1,110 195%
Humanamajor $470 - $488 104%
HealthLink $882 - $1,767 196%
HealthPartners $488 108%
Meridian $385 85%
Molina $367 - $511 81%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $203 - $2,280
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: One St Elizabeth Boulevard, O Fallon, IL 62269
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals