Blood transfusion
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $152 compared to the $273 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.56× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $273 (about 0.6× the $451 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $152 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pontiac, MI.
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
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 | $453 - $1,073 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $94 - $431 | 21% |
| Aetnamajor | $431 - $1,079 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $1,061 | 235% |
| Humanamajor | $1,050 | 233% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $152 | 34% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,050 | 233% |
| CareSource | $83 | 18% |
| Dean Health Plan | $973 | 216% |
| GEHA | $896 - $1,073 | 199% |
| Health Net | $1,431 | 317% |
| HealthPartners | $1,042 | 231% |
| MagnaCare | $1,050 | 233% |
| Medical Mutual | $896 | 199% |
| Molina | $571 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $973 | 216% |
| Paramount | $973 | 216% |
| Priority Health | $372 - $414 | 83% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $1,042 | 231% |
| UniCare | $1,050 | 233% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $83 - $1,431 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: Blood transfusion at other MI hospitals
- Munson Medical Center · Traverse City $107
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $110
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital · Battle Creek $134
- Chelsea Hospital · Chelsea $144
- Trinity Health Livingston Hospital · Howell $163
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital · Ann Arbor $180
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $184
- Spectrum Health · Grand Rapids $224
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $519
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $519).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Trinity Health Oakland Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $273 Fair BaseRate ($451 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,431) is $1,158 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($273) and 3.2× the $451 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.