CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Santiam Hospital & Clinics

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$484

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $320–$711

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$495

About the fair price

about $11 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $484 This hospital $495 Cash price $1,827 Hospital's list price $1,827

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other OR hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $79 Priciest $512

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $484 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Santiam Hospital & Clinics charges insurers about $495, or about $1,827 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Stayton, 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	$81 - $1,535	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$82 - $1,541	18%
Aetnamajor	$75 - $1,418	17%
Cignamajor	$82 - $1,541	18%
Humanamajor	$495	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$31 - $1,514	7%
Devoted Health	$525	116%
Health Net	$92 - $1,736	20%
Moda Health	$82 - $1,553	18%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $1,736

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 1,827), 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 Santiam Hospital & 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 Santiam Hospital & Clinics

Compare: Blood transfusion at other OR hospitals

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