Blood transfusion
Facility: UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $554 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals charges insurers about $555, or about $1,749 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Leominster, MA.
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
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 | $555 - $1,749 | 123% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $546 - $1,288 | 121% |
| Aetnamajor | $555 - $1,144 | 123% |
| Cignamajor | $529 - $1,657 | 117% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $555 - $957 | 123% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $529 - $910 | 117% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $294 - $1,749 |
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Other Procedures at UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Compare: Blood transfusion at other MA hospitals
- Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington $80
- North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $80
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $247
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $438
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital · Jamaica Plain $438
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $473
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $506
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton $509
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.