CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$679

about 1.5× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $408–$1,896

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$456

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $223 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $679 This hospital $456 Cash price $874 Hospital's list price $1,747

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $396 Priciest $456

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $679 (about 1.5× the $451 Medicare rate). Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center charges insurers about $456, or about $874 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Culpeper, VA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$443 - $1,695	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$443 - $1,322	98%
Aetnamajor	$443 - $2,075	98%
Cignamajor	$443 - $1,167	98%
Humanamajor	$443 - $466	98%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,572	349%
GEHA	$1,083 - $1,370	240%
Sentara	$162 - $1,357	36%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$398 - $2,004

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 874), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 36430.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 36430.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

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