CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$439

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $349–$594

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$439

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $439 This hospital $439 Cash price $119 Hospital's list price $796

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $67 Priciest $439

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 $439 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $439, or about $119 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kingsport, TN.

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	$178 - $796	39%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$36 - $796	8%
Aetnamajor	$340 - $566	75%
Cignamajor	$332 - $439	74%
Humanamajor	$419	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$912	202%
Amerigroup	$435	97%
Devoted Health	$439	97%
Molina	$439 - $571	97%
Sentara	$205 - $561	45%
WellCare	$444 - $796	99%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$419 - $796

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 119), 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 Wellmont Holston Valley 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 Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

Compare: Blood transfusion at other TN hospitals

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