CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$432
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $138–$580
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$443
About the fair price
about $11 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $432 This hospital $443 Cash price $1,125 Hospital's list price $1,125

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 5 other SD hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $432 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Monument Health Rapid City Hospital charges insurers about $443, or about $1,125 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Rapid City, SD.

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 $41 - $2,314 9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $443 - $526 98%
Aetnamajor $1,012 - $2,565 225%
Cignamajor $1,080 - $2,565 240%
Humanamajor $43 - $2,450 10%
HealthPartners $443 - $1,183 98%
Medica $934 - $2,259 207%
PacificSource $956 - $2,314 212%
Sanford Health Plan $1,012 - $2,450 225%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans $40 - $2,586
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals