CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$524

about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $358–$1,792

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$425

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $99 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $524 This hospital $425 Cash price $626 Hospital's list price $1,138

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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 $425

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 $524 (about 1.2× the $451 Medicare rate). St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend charges insurers about $425, or about $626 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Bend, 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	$376 - $554	83%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$425 - $4,237	94%
Aetnamajor	$433 - $1,175	96%
Cignamajor	$1,081 - $1,595	240%
Humanamajor	$425	94%
Health Net	$620	138%
HealthPartners	$425 - $1,091	94%
Molina	$425	94%
Security Health Plan	$425	94%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$337 - $1,511

Excludes 4 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 626), 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 Josephs Community Hospital West Bend 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 Josephs Community Hospital West Bend

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