CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$420

about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $157–$557

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$412

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $420 This hospital $412 Cash price $791 Hospital's list price $791

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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 $412

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 $420 (about 0.9× the $451 Medicare rate). West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital charges insurers about $412, or about $791 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paris, TN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$48 - $412	11%
Aetnamajor	$412 - $535	91%
Cignamajor	$412 - $452	91%
Humanamajor	$408	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$801	178%
Amerigroup	$340 - $400	75%
Oscar Health	$678	150%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$280 - $801

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 791), 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 West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County 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 West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital

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