CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$513

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $371–$794

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$582

About the fair price

about $69 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $513 This hospital $582 Cash price $824 Hospital's list price $1,030

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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 $582

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 $513 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $582, or about $824 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cortland, NY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$554 - $979	123%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$582 - $979	129%
Aetnamajor	$554	123%
Humanamajor	$573	127%
AmeriHealth	$571	127%
Fidelis Care	$979	217%
MVP Health Care	$565 - $979	125%
WellCare	$449 - $565	100%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$50 - $979

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 824), 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 Guthrie Cortland Regional 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.

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Other Procedures at Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

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