CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$433
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $283–$667
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$402
About the fair price
about $31 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $433 This hospital $402 Cash price $186 Hospital's list price $581

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $64 Priciest $402

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $433 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge charges insurers about $402, or about $186 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Baton Rouge, LA.

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 $114 - $411 25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $402 - $1,095 89%
Aetnamajor $117 - $465 26%
Cignamajor $546 121%
Humanamajor $114 - $402 25%
AmeriHealth $117 26%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $116 - $436
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals