CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$495

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $169–$943

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$80

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $415 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $495 This hospital $80 Cash price $2,297 Hospital's list price $2,297

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $484

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $495 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $80, or about $2,297 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paterson, NJ.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$12 - $1,141	3%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14 - $1,492	3%
Aetnamajor	$55 - $1,148	12%
Cignamajor	$2,297	510%
Ambetter (Centene)	$55 - $786	12%
AmeriHealth	$55 - $1,462	12%
Clover Health	$55 - $524	12%
Fidelis Care	$41 - $550	9%
Health Net	$105 - $2,067	23%
MagnaCare	$1,608	357%
Oscar Health	$2,164	480%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$55 - $5,256

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 2,297), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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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Other Procedures at St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NJ hospitals

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