CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Christ Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$541

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $342–$1,128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$404

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $137 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $541 This hospital $404 Cash price $671 Hospital's list price $1,119

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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 $404

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 $541 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). Christ Hospital charges insurers about $404, or about $671 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cincinnati, 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	$280 - $1,119	62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$404 - $1,341	90%
Aetnamajor	$280 - $1,119	62%
Cignamajor	$404 - $1,119	90%
Humanamajor	$280 - $1,119	62%
Ambetter (Centene)	$404	90%
AmeriHealth	$483	107%
CareSource	$671 - $1,119	149%
GEHA	$912	202%
Health Net	$1,119	248%
Healthcare Highways	$1,119	248%
Medical Mutual	$1,190	264%
Meridian	$404	90%
Molina	$280	62%
Priority Health	$595	132%
WellCare	$280	62%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$404 - $1,190

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 (about 671), 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 Christ Hospital 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 Christ Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other OH hospitals

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