Blood transfusion
Facility: Samaritan Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $522 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $551, or about $1,011 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Watertown, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $567 - $1,245 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $55 - $2,528 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $562 - $3,060 | 125% |
| CDPHP | $551 - $1,172 | 122% |
| Fidelis Care | $45 - $633 | 10% |
| MVP Health Care | $578 - $1,113 | 128% |
| WellCare | $45 - $551 | 10% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $43 - $1,216 |
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other NY hospitals
- Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $75
- Schuyler Hospital · Montour Falls $210
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $221
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $247
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $268
- Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca · Ithaca $276
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $374
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $414
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.