CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$384

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $116–$1,175

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$419

About the fair price

about $35 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $384 This hospital $419 Cash price $375 Hospital's list price $1,250

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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 $419

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 $384 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital charges insurers about $419, or about $375 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Nashville, 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	$419	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$31 - $1,142	7%
Aetnamajor	$427	95%
Cignamajor	$734 - $1,614	163%
Humanamajor	$419	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$544	121%
Amerigroup	$389 - $431	86%
Cigna HealthSpring	$419	93%
Oscar Health	$586	130%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$377 - $586

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 375), 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 Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital 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 Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

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