CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$637

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $156–$2,222

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$488

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $149 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $637 This hospital $488 Cash price $298 Hospital's list price $1,454

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How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NV hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $483 Priciest $1,030

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $637 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus charges insurers about $488, or about $298 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Las Vegas, NV.

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	$400 - $1,047	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$483 - $5,512	107%
Aetnamajor	$483 - $727	107%
Cignamajor	$480	106%
Humanamajor	$483	107%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$32 - $493

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 298), 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 Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NV hospitals

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