CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: OHSU Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$531

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $465–$1,181

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$545

About the fair price

about $14 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $531 This hospital $545 Cash price $1,081 Hospital's list price $1,663

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $79 Priciest $545

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $531 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). OHSU Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $545, or about $1,081 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portland, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$525 - $1,830	116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,393	309%
Aetnamajor	$535 - $1,427	119%
Cignamajor	$1,274 - $1,673	283%
Humanamajor	$495 - $525	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$396 - $1,152	88%
Health Net	$396 - $1,417	88%
Moda Health	$520 - $1,724	115%
Molina	$1,394 - $1,830	309%
Providence Health Plan	$594 - $1,556	132%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$268 - $1,424

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 1,081), 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 OHSU Hospital and Clinics 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 OHSU Hospital and Clinics

Compare: Blood transfusion at other OR hospitals

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