CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$378
about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $39–$557
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $378 Cash price $734 Hospital's list price $1,048
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $849 - $1,071 | 188% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $422 - $603 | 94% |
| Aetnamajor | $70 - $755 | 16% |
| Cignamajor | $696 | 154% |
| AmeriHealth | $39 | 9% |
| Geisinger | $33 - $663 | 7% |
| Health Net | $472 | 105% |
| HealthPartners | $36 | 8% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $31 - $566 | 7% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $33 - $996 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: Blood transfusion at other PA hospitals
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $64
- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $64
- Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $64
- Ahn Wexford Hospital · Wexford $64
- UPMC Kane · Kane $66
- UPMC Williamsport · Williamsport $88
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $130
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore $175
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.