CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood transfusion
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$165
about 0.4× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $37–$431
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $451 Fair price $165 Cash price $781 Hospital's list price $1,068
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 | $28 - $446 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $41 - $446 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $41 - $446 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $41 - $446 | 9% |
| Humanamajor | $41 - $446 | 9% |
| CDPHP | $18 - $446 | 4% |
| Fidelis Care | $41 - $469 | 9% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $47 | 10% |
| MVP Health Care | $28 - $446 | 6% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $48 | 11% |
| WellCare | $41 - $446 | 9% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $29 - $446 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Compare: Blood transfusion at other VT hospitals
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $86
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $92
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $415
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $433
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $721
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.