CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$223
about 0.5× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $20–$973
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $223 Cash price $289 Hospital's list price $567
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 | $12 - $776 | 3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 - $851 | 5% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $823 | 2% |
| Cignamajor | $182 - $823 | 40% |
| Humanamajor | $11 - $711 | 2% |
| AmeriHealth | $27 - $732 | 6% |
| CareSource | $24 - $677 | 5% |
| Medical Mutual | $143 - $823 | 32% |
| Molina | $27 - $745 | 6% |
| WellCare | $11 - $228 | 2% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $849 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other OH hospitals
- Akron General Medical Center · Akron $90
- Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland $103
- Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus $114
- Fostoria Community Hospital · Fostoria $266
- University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center · Ashland $375
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $376
- Blanchard Valley Hospital · Findlay $399
- Bluffton Hospital · Bluffton $399
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.