CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$454

about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $396–$686

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$396

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $58 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $454 This hospital $396 Cash price $573 Hospital's list price $1,636

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

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 $454 (about 1.0× the $451 Medicare rate). Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital charges insurers about $396, or about $573 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tazewell, 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	$40 - $1,337	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$38 - $2,329	8%
Aetnamajor	$40 - $1,086	9%
Cignamajor	$1,039 - $1,108	231%
Humanamajor	$40 - $420	9%
Sentara	$39 - $1,014	9%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$412 - $1,571

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 573), 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 Carilion Tazewell Community 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 Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other VA hospitals

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