CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Medical Center Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$370
about 0.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $82–$562
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $370 Cash price $760 Hospital's list price $1,187
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 | $29 - $813 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $29 - $510 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $410 - $931 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $39 - $601 | 9% |
| Humanamajor | $410 | 91% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $29 - $458 | 6% |
| Amerigroup | $29 | 6% |
| GEHA | $808 | 179% |
| WellCare | $458 | 102% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $29 - $831 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Medical Center Hospital
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.