CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$531
about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $200–$1,452
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$807
Above the fair price
about $276 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $531 This hospital $807 Cash price $727 Hospital's list price $2,076

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $69 Priciest $807

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 $531 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital charges insurers about $807, or about $727 in cash — above the fair price. Located in The Woodlands, 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 $531. 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

✓ 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 $31 - $2,749 7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $26 - $657 6%
Aetnamajor $447 - $1,578 99%
Cignamajor $438 - $5,160 97%
Humanamajor $438 - $2,430 97%
Ambetter (Centene) $657 146%
Bright Health $664 147%
Devoted Health $469 104%
Health Net $1,765 - $2,076 392%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $315 - $2,405
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 17400 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals