CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Sanford Usd Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$451
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $359–$555
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$450
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $451 This hospital $450 Cash price $1,036 Hospital's list price $1,295

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 6 SD hospitals compared.

Cheapest $105 Priciest $583

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 SD hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $451 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Sanford Usd Medical Center charges insurers about $450, or about $1,036 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sioux Falls, SD.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $450 - $1,141 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $192 - $546 43%
Aetnamajor $450 - $991 100%
Health Net $1,166 259%
HealthPartners $434 - $505 96%
Medica $873 - $934 194%
Sanford Health Plan $42 - $415 9%
Security Health Plan $712 158%
UCare $446 - $910 99%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $455 - $1,166
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1305 W 18Th St Post Office Box 5039, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals