CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$560

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $447–$1,015

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$557

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $560 This hospital $557 Cash price $1,626 Hospital's list price $1,626

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $80 Priciest $557

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $560 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro charges insurers about $557, or about $1,626 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Plainsboro, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$503 - $1,626	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$327 - $1,223	73%
Aetnamajor	$13 - $1,354	3%
Cignamajor	$518 - $1,626	115%
Humanamajor	$543	120%
AmeriHealth	$962	213%
Clover Health	$533	118%
Health Net	$1,138 - $1,626	252%
MagnaCare	$1,138 - $3,492	252%
WellCare	$14	3%
+ 28 smaller / regional plans	$13 - $1,626

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 1,626), 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 University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro 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.

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