CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$436

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $333–$554

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$431

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $436 This hospital $431 Cash price $894 Hospital's list price $2,842

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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 $431

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 $436 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center charges insurers about $431, or about $894 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Enola, 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	$431 - $1,773	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$366 - $1,843	81%
Aetnamajor	$435 - $1,708	97%
Cignamajor	$1,744	387%
Humanamajor	$435	97%
AmeriHealth	$366 - $431	81%
Cigna HealthSpring	$435	97%
Geisinger	$388 - $1,897	86%
HealthPartners	$401 - $440	89%
UPMC Health Plan	$440 - $2,100	98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$403 - $539

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 894), 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 Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center 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 Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

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