CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$501

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $276–$816

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$276

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $225 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $501 This hospital $276 Cash price $267 Hospital's list price $1,334

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NY hospitals compared.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $464

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 $501 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca charges insurers about $276, or about $267 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ithaca, 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✓ 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	$1,213	269%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$551 - $1,039	122%
Aetnamajor	$551 - $1,023	122%
Cignamajor	$1,109	246%
Fidelis Care	$8	2%
Independent Health	$1,280	284%
Molina	$8 - $18	2%
WellCare	$595	132%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$533 - $1,240

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 267), 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

Compare: Blood transfusion at other NY hospitals

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