CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Johnston Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$491

about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $419–$689

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$443

About the fair price

about $48 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $491 This hospital $443 Cash price $119 Hospital's list price $796

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other VA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $396 Priciest $448

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 $491 (about 1.1× the $451 Medicare rate). Johnston Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $443, or about $119 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Abingdon, VA.

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	$268 - $553	59%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$36 - $796	8%
Aetnamajor	$430 - $580	95%
Cignamajor	$309 - $452	69%
Humanamajor	$430	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$938	208%
Amerigroup	$373 - $448	83%
Devoted Health	$452	100%
Molina	$448 - $575	99%
Sentara	$267 - $553	59%
WellCare	$456	101%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$430 - $796

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 119), 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 Johnston Memorial Hospital 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 Johnston Memorial Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.