CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Howard County Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$196
about 0.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $39–$673
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $196 Cash price $744 Hospital's list price $744
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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $38 - $940 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 - $930 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $38 - $930 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $32 - $38 | 7% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $75 | 17% |
| Medica | $38 - $940 | 8% |
| Molina | $40 - $490 | 9% |
| Oscar Health | $66 | 15% |
| WellCare | $39 | 9% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $558 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
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Other Procedures at Howard County Medical Center
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.