CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$538

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $145–$1,098

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$557

About the fair price

about $19 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $538 This hospital $557 Cash price $1,282 Hospital's list price $1,282

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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 $557

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 $538 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Wyckoff Heights Medical Center charges insurers about $557, or about $1,282 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brooklyn, NY.

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	$539 - $641	120%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$548	122%
Aetnamajor	$23 - $2,649	5%
Cignamajor	$396 - $555	88%
Humanamajor	$575	128%
Amerigroup	$548	122%
Fidelis Care	$548	122%
MagnaCare	$586	130%
Oscar Health	$623	138%
WellCare	$561 - $614	124%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$455 - $774

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 1,282), 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 Wyckoff Heights 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 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

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