Blood transfusion
Facility: Cheshire Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $395 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $457, or about $491 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.
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 $395. 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.
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 | $37 - $1,847 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $37 - $1,934 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $44 - $1,750 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $37 - $2,689 | 8% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $37 - $406 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $19 - $298 | 4% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $239 - $1,107 | 53% |
| MVP Health Care | $37 - $2,689 | 8% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $67 - $1,554 | 15% |
| WellCare | $37 - $457 | 8% |
| WellSense | $19 - $489 | 4% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $19 - $2,434 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cheshire Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other NH hospitals
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $151
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $366
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $468
- Weeks Medical Center · Lancaster $472
- Speare Memorial Hospital · Plymouth $497
- Elliot Hospital · Manchester $566
- Monadnock Community Hospital · Peterborough $1,053
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $1,422
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.