CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Community Hospital of Staunton

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$569

about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $117–$1,243

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$159

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $410 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $569 This hospital $159 Cash price $348 Hospital's list price $695

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 IL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $64 Priciest $343

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 $569 (about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate). Community Hospital of Staunton charges insurers about $159, or about $348 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Staunton, IL.

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	$335 - $1,055	74%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$251 - $1,055	56%
Aetnamajor	$271 - $1,055	60%
Cignamajor	$216 - $680	48%
HealthLink	$251 - $897	56%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$45 - $1,055

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

Excludes 2 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 348), 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 Community Hospital of Staunton 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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Other Procedures at Community Hospital of Staunton

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.