Blood transfusion
Facility: Methodist Hospital
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $492 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospital charges insurers about $465, or about $4,713 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Antonio, TX.
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
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 | $31 - $4,772 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $335 - $2,071 | 74% |
| Aetnamajor | $39 - $2,386 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $1,349 - $3,103 | 299% |
| Humanamajor | $38 - $3,102 | 8% |
| Amerigroup | $34 - $668 | 8% |
| Fidelis Care | $2,094 - $2,147 | 465% |
| Health Net | $3,024 - $3,102 | 671% |
| Healthcare Highways | $1,433 - $1,470 | 318% |
| Molina | $34 | 8% |
| Oscar Health | $931 - $3,007 | 207% |
| WellCare | $456 - $465 | 101% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $488 - $4,056 |
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Other Procedures at Methodist 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.