CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Friend Community Healthcare System
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$349
about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $128–$869
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $349 Cash price $485 Hospital's list price $809
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✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $340 - $979 | 75% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $800 - $979 | 177% |
| Aetnamajor | $809 | 179% |
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Other Procedures at Friend Community Healthcare System
Compare: Blood transfusion at other NE hospitals
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $76
- Rock County Hospital · Bassett $76
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $78
- The Nebraska Methodist Hospital · Omaha $89
- Methodist Fremont Health · Fremont $92
- The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha $101
- Lincoln Surgical Hospital · Lincoln $451
- Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC · Omaha $465
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.