CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Norton Scott Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$493

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $64–$1,513

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$450

About the fair price

about $43 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $493 This hospital $450 Cash price $325 Hospital's list price $1,623

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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 $450

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 $493 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Norton Scott Hospital charges insurers about $450, or about $325 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scottsburg, IN.

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	$381 - $967	85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$357 - $953	79%
Aetnamajor	$1,022	227%
Cignamajor	$1,380	306%
CareSource	$584	130%
Health Net	$1,380 - $1,461	306%
Molina	$450 - $463	100%
UniCare	$401	89%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$390

Excludes 3 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 325), 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 Norton Scott 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 Norton Scott Hospital

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