Blood transfusion
Facility: Frye Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $417 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Frye Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $411, or about $816 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hickory, 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
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 | $206 - $561 | 46% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $183 - $443 | 41% |
| Aetnamajor | $400 - $419 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $999 | 222% |
| Humanamajor | $411 | 91% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $489 | 108% |
| AmeriHealth | $206 | 46% |
| WellCare | $194 | 43% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $202 - $206 |
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Other Procedures at Frye Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other NC hospitals
- Central Carolina Hospital · Sanford $280
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $414
- UNC Health Care Wayne · Goldsboro $417
- Ecu Health Medical Center · Greenville $418
- Vidant Edgecombe Hospital · Tarboro $418
- Carolina East Medical Center · New Bern $422
- North Carolina Baptist Hospital · Winston-Salem $423
- Vidant Duplin Hospital · Kenansville $425
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.