CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Children's Mercy South

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$476

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $75–$1,247

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$353

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $123 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $476 This hospital $353 Cash price $521 Hospital's list price $1,086

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 KS hospitals compared.

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 $476 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Children's Mercy South charges insurers about $353, or about $521 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Overland Park, KS.

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	$270 - $1,019	60%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$269 - $1,122	60%
Aetnamajor	$393 - $1,122	87%
Cignamajor	$314 - $1,054	70%
Humanamajor	$436 - $1,008	97%
Health Net	$485 - $1,122	108%
HealthLink	$576 - $1,334	128%
Medica	$382 - $884	85%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$288 - $1,289

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 521), 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 Children's Mercy South 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 Children's Mercy South

Compare: Blood transfusion at other KS hospitals

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