CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: South Texas Health System
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$439
about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $141–$1,065
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $439 Cash price $1,616 Hospital's list price $4,041
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 | $32 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $52 - $88 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $849 - $1,818 | 188% |
| Cignamajor | $33 - $1,611 | 7% |
| Humanamajor | $279 | 62% |
| Molina | $34 | 8% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $1,616 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at South Texas Health System
Compare: Blood transfusion at other TX hospitals
- Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital · Nacogdoches $69
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $73
- Covenant Childrens Hospital · Lubbock $75
- UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. · Dallas $80
- Elite Hospital Kingwood · Kingwood $89
- Yoakum County Hospital · Denver City $91
- Seymour Hospital · Seymour $100
- Riceland Medical Center · Winnie $105
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.