CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: University of Missouri Health Care

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$556

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $368–$748

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$495

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $61 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $556 This hospital $495 Cash price $971 Hospital's list price $1,618

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $104 Priciest $495

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $556 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). University of Missouri Health Care charges insurers about $495, or about $971 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbia, MO.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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	$416 - $1,200	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$424 - $1,066	94%
Aetnamajor	$424 - $1,246	94%
Cignamajor	$1,375	305%
Humanamajor	$424	94%
Health Net	$1,294	287%
HealthLink	$1,052	233%
Medica	$69	15%
WellCare	$424	94%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$424 - $1,214

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 971), 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 University of Missouri Health Care 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 University of Missouri Health Care

Compare: Blood transfusion at other MO hospitals

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