Blood transfusion
Facility: Altru Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ND hospitals compared.
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 $479 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Altru Hospital charges insurers about $473, or about $670 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Forks, ND.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $794 - $883 | 176% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $164 - $792 | 36% |
| Aetnamajor | $451 - $2,000 | 100% |
| Medica | $26 - $1,262 | 6% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $526 - $707 | 117% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $901 |
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Other Procedures at Altru Hospital
Compare: Blood transfusion at other ND hospitals
- Essentia Health · Fargo $437
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $450
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $450
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $451
- Garrison Memorial Hospital · Garrison $480
- CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake $487
- Linton Hospital - Cah · Linton $639
- CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson · Dickinson $659
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.