Blood transfusion
Facility: Fairview Bethesda Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $225 (about 0.5× the $451 Medicare rate). Fairview Bethesda Hospital charges insurers about $141, or about $502 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Paul, MN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $41 - $833 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $35 - $859 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $31 - $1,135 | 7% |
| Medica | $32 - $1,054 | 7% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $41 - $859 | 9% |
| Security Health Plan | $41 - $1,094 | 9% |
| UCare | $31 - $1,000 | 7% |
| WellCare | $41 - $435 | 9% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $31 - $1,312 |
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Other Procedures at Fairview Bethesda Hospital
Compare: Blood transfusion at other MN hospitals
- Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital · Willmar $75
- Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital · Saint Paul $80
- Cuyuna Regional Medical Center · Crosby $132
- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $146
- M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center · Minneapolis $174
- Fairview Northland Regional Hospital · Princeton $175
- M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital · Edina $186
- M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital · Burnsville $186
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.