Blood transfusion
Facility: Essentia Health
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 ND hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 $461 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Essentia Health charges insurers about $437, or about $659 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, 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
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 | $437 - $700 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $395 - $992 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $746 | 166% |
| Cignamajor | $588 | 130% |
| HealthPartners | $342 - $588 | 76% |
| Medica | $235 - $557 | 52% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $377 - $774 | 84% |
| Security Health Plan | $437 | 97% |
| UCare | $437 - $578 | 97% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $419 - $676 |
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Other Procedures at Essentia Health
Compare: Blood transfusion at other ND hospitals
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $450
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $450
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $451
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $473
- 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.