CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$391
about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $89–$549
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$442
About the fair price
about $51 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $391 This hospital $442 Cash price $661 Hospital's list price $944

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $64 Priciest $442

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $391 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita charges insurers about $442, or about $661 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Butler, PA.

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 $28 - $1,079 6%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $177 - $986 39%
Aetnamajor $32 - $1,489 7%
Cignamajor $472 - $961 105%
Humanamajor $437 97%
AmeriHealth $31 - $442 7%
Devoted Health $378 - $446 84%
Geisinger $30 - $944 7%
UPMC Health Plan $31 - $991 7%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $31 - $991
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: One Hospital Way, Butler, PA 16001
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals