CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Garnet Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$723

about 1.6× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $382–$2,405

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$964

Above the fair price

about $241 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $723 This hospital $964 Cash price $253 Hospital's list price $1,010

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $964

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $723 (about 1.6× the $451 Medicare rate). Garnet Health Medical Center charges insurers about $964, or about $253 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Middletown, NY.

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 $723. 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

✓ 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	$2,739	608%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,764 - $3,490	613%
Aetnamajor	$137 - $2,231	30%
Cignamajor	$2,494	553%
Fidelis Care	$562	125%
Geisinger	$1,377	306%
MagnaCare	$123 - $197	27%
MVP Health Care	$185	41%
WellCare	$563	125%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $2,231

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 253), 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 Garnet Health Medical Center 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

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Other Procedures at Garnet Health Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NY hospitals

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