CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sck Health

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$348

about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $92–$796

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $123 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $348 This hospital $225 Cash price $643 Hospital's list price $643

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other KS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $89 Priciest $405

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 $348 (about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate). Sck Health charges insurers about $225, or about $643 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Arkansas City, 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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$31 - $1,547	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$62 - $541	14%
Aetnamajor	$43 - $1,547	10%
Ambetter (Centene)	$43 - $451	10%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$45

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 643), 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 Sck Health 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 Sck Health

Compare: Blood transfusion at other KS hospitals

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