CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Karmanos Cancer Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$428

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $63–$519

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$427

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $428 This hospital $427 Cash price $660 Hospital's list price $1,320

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $68 Priciest $427

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 $428 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Karmanos Cancer Center charges insurers about $427, or about $660 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Detroit, MI.

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	$453 - $907	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$148	33%
Aetnamajor	$493 - $1,479	109%
Humanamajor	$427	95%
Priority Health	$383 - $1,148	85%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$33 - $7,257

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 660), 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 Karmanos Cancer Center 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 Karmanos Cancer Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other MI hospitals

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