CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Ohio State University State Health System

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$520

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $402–$1,614

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$431

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $89 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $520 This hospital $431 Hospital's list price $1,679

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $90 Priciest $431

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $520 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Ohio State University State Health System charges insurers about $431 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbus, OH.

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	$289	64%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$418 - $1,634	93%
Aetnamajor	$418 - $1,350	93%
Cignamajor	$1,091	242%
Humanamajor	$427 - $772	95%
CareSource	$439 - $649	97%
Molina	$418 - $699	93%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$418 - $1,384

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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, 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 Ohio State University State Health System 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 Ohio State University State Health System

Compare: Blood transfusion at other OH hospitals

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