CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$406

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $147–$530

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$414

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $406 This hospital $414 Cash price $527 Hospital's list price $752

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $406 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $414, or about $527 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whiteville, 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	$168 - $512	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$327 - $483	73%
Aetnamajor	$424 - $730	94%
Cignamajor	$431 - $715	96%
Humanamajor	$422	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$438 - $509	97%
AmeriHealth	$168	37%
Devoted Health	$427	95%
Health Net	$499 - $557	111%
Molina	$193	43%
Oscar Health	$489 - $549	108%
UniCare	$410	91%
WellCare	$168 - $410	37%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$168 - $715

Excludes 2 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 527), 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NC hospitals

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