CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Tristar Centennial Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$613

about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $169–$1,735

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,550

Well above the fair price

about $1,937 over the fair price · 5.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $613 This hospital $2,550 Cash price $2,912 Hospital's list price $2,912

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $2,550

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 $613 (about 1.4× the $451 Medicare rate). Tristar Centennial Medical Center charges insurers about $2,550, or about $2,912 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Nashville, TN.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $613. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$291 - $2,912	65%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$743 - $2,264	165%
Aetnamajor	$815 - $2,303	181%
Cignamajor	$734 - $3,454	163%
Humanamajor	$728 - $2,569	162%
Ambetter (Centene)	$649 - $676	144%
Bright Health	$495 - $827	110%
Health Net	$2,038	452%
HealthPartners	$1,747	388%
Oscar Health	$990	220%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$536 - $2,550

Excludes 3 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 2,912), 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 Tristar Centennial 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Tristar Centennial Medical Center

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