CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Saint John Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$534

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $194–$1,343

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$436

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $98 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $534 This hospital $436 Cash price $415 Hospital's list price $2,524

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $89 Priciest $436

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $534 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Saint John Hospital charges insurers about $436, or about $415 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Leavenworth, KS.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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	$257 - $582	57%
Aetnamajor	$416 - $1,662	92%
Cignamajor	$416	92%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$263 - $750

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 415), 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 Saint John 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 Saint John Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other KS hospitals

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