CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: St Nicholas Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$545

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $422–$1,217

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$423

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $122 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $545 This hospital $423 Cash price $884 Hospital's list price $1,339

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $72 Priciest $423

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $545 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). St Nicholas Hospital charges insurers about $423, or about $884 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sheboygan, WI.

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	$423 - $505	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$173 - $911	38%
Aetnamajor	$423 - $1,339	94%
Cignamajor	$937	208%
Humanamajor	$423 - $1,138	94%
Health Net	$803	178%
Medica	$423 - $431	94%
Meridian	$173 - $179	38%
Molina	$183 - $670	41%
Security Health Plan	$427 - $855	95%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$173 - $1,339

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 6 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 884), 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 St Nicholas 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 St Nicholas Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other WI hospitals

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