CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: North Carolina Baptist Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$427

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $422–$749

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$423

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $427 This hospital $423 Cash price $732 Hospital's list price $1,463

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NC hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $280 Priciest $425

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $427 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). North Carolina Baptist Hospital charges insurers about $423, or about $732 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Winston-Salem, NC.

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	$326 - $1,741	72%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$295 - $506	65%
Aetnamajor	$337 - $1,278	75%
Cignamajor	$423 - $902	94%
Humanamajor	$427 - $822	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$384 - $406	85%
AmeriHealth	$322 - $405	71%
Devoted Health	$423	94%
Oscar Health	$427 - $541	95%
WellCare	$326 - $423	72%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$322 - $1,202

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 732), 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 North Carolina Baptist Hospital 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 North Carolina Baptist Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NC hospitals

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