CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Bismarck

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$449
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $331–$590
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$450
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $449 This hospital $450 Cash price $1,011 Hospital's list price $1,264

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

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

Cheapest $437 Priciest $659

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $449 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Bismarck charges insurers about $450, or about $1,011 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bismarck, ND.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $101 - $1,303 22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $192 - $1,535 43%
Aetnamajor $109 - $1,356 24%
Cignamajor $120 - $1,404 27%
Health Net $120 - $1,404 27%
HealthPartners $93 - $1,264 21%
Medica $112 - $1,476 25%
Sanford Health Plan $42 - $1,269 9%
Security Health Plan $73 - $858 16%
UCare $93 - $1,371 21%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $120 - $1,404
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 300 N 7Th St, Bismarck, ND 58506
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals