CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$349

about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $105–$641

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$122

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $227 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $349 This hospital $122 Hospital's list price $1,586

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $349 (about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate). St Jude Childrens Research Hospital charges insurers about $122 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Memphis, 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	$62 - $1,142	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33 - $122	7%
Aetnamajor	$1,190	264%
Cignamajor	$1,427	317%
Humanamajor	$1,031	229%
Molina	$511	113%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$37 - $1,427

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 St Jude Childrens Research 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 St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other TN hospitals

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