CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: CHI Health St. Elizabeth

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$518

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $178–$1,201

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$728

Above the fair price

about $210 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $518 This hospital $728 Cash price $647 Hospital's list price $1,293

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NE hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $728

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $518 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). CHI Health St. Elizabeth charges insurers about $728, or about $647 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lincoln, NE.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $518. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$209 - $4,406	46%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$422	94%
Humanamajor	$422	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$211 - $540	47%
Amerigroup	$356 - $443	79%
Medica	$79 - $1,621	18%
Molina	$363	81%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$422 - $3,708

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 647), 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 CHI Health St. Elizabeth 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at CHI Health St. Elizabeth

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NE hospitals

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