Blood transfusion
Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare West
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 $493 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). HCA Houston Healthcare West charges insurers about $1,430, or about $2,852 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Houston, 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 $493. 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 - $1,702 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $253 - $998 | 56% |
| Aetnamajor | $39 - $2,947 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $422 - $3,128 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $38 - $4,690 | 8% |
| Amerigroup | $32 - $399 | 7% |
| Fidelis Care | $1,283 - $2,115 | 285% |
| Health Net | $30 | 7% |
| Healthcare Highways | $727 - $5,841 | 161% |
| Molina | $34 | 8% |
| Oscar Health | $556 - $2,358 | 123% |
| WellMed | $445 | 99% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $34 - $2,424 |
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 HCA Houston Healthcare West
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.