CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$600

about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $304–$1,388

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$468

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $132 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $600 This hospital $468 Cash price $840 Hospital's list price $3,363

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $98 Priciest $468

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $600 (about 1.3× the $451 Medicare rate). Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital charges insurers about $468, or about $840 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lafayette, IN.

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	$279 - $2,413	62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$279 - $3,650	62%
Aetnamajor	$468 - $3,027	104%
Cignamajor	$1,355 - $2,495	301%
Humanamajor	$468 - $478	104%
Ambetter (Centene)	$773	171%
CareSource	$279 - $703	62%
Health Net	$1,171 - $3,044	260%
WellCare	$478	106%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$279 - $3,149

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 840), 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 Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital 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 Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other IN hospitals

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