CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Murray-Calloway County Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$442

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $114–$597

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$476

About the fair price

about $34 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $442 This hospital $476 Cash price $495 Hospital's list price $761

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $180 Priciest $476

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $442 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Murray-Calloway County Hospital charges insurers about $476, or about $495 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Murray, KY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$261 - $518	58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$172 - $699	38%
Aetnamajor	$172 - $341	38%
Humanamajor	$172 - $683	38%
Ambetter (Centene)	$807	179%
WellCare	$422 - $476	94%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$172 - $1,035

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 495), 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 Murray-Calloway County 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 Murray-Calloway County Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other KY hospitals

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