CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$329
about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $77–$654
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $329 Cash price $1,737 Hospital's list price $1,773
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $31 - $46 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $31 - $76 | 7% |
| Aetnamajor | $31 - $40 | 7% |
| Cignamajor | $46 - $50 | 10% |
| Humanamajor | $46 | 10% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $65 | 14% |
| UniCare | $46 | 10% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $31 - $61 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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