Blood transfusion
Facility: St David's Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $475 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). St David's Medical Center charges insurers about $1,800, or about $2,869 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Austin, TX.
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 $475. 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
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 | $33 - $2,265 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 - $915 | 7% |
| Aetnamajor | $43 - $5,457 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $921 - $3,015 | 204% |
| Humanamajor | $38 | 8% |
| Amerigroup | $29 | 6% |
| Health Net | $1,865 | 414% |
| Healthcare Highways | $835 - $14,612 | 185% |
| Moda Health | $674 - $3,195 | 150% |
| Molina | $34 | 8% |
| Oscar Health | $551 - $2,455 | 122% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $31 - $17,365 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St David's Medical Center
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.