CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Unity Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$390

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $91–$637

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$300

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $90 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $390 This hospital $300 Cash price $486 Hospital's list price $608

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $67 Priciest $380

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $390 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Unity Medical Center charges insurers about $300, or about $486 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Manchester, TN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$300	67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$92	20%
Amerigroup	$386	86%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 486), 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 Unity 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 Unity Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.