CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$823

about 1.8× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $362–$1,395

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$421

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $402 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $823 This hospital $421 Cash price $1,043 Hospital's list price $1,098

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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 $421

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 $823 (about 1.8× the $451 Medicare rate). Marshfield Medical Center - Weston charges insurers about $421, or about $1,043 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Weston, WI.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$415 - $907	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$428 - $966	95%
Aetnamajor	$1,054	234%
Cignamajor	$1,032	229%
HealthPartners	$1,043	231%
Medica	$1,023 - $1,045	227%
Molina	$933	207%
Sanford Health Plan	$604	134%
Security Health Plan	$415 - $799	92%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$440 - $1,060

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 1,043), 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Weston 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Compare: Blood transfusion at other WI hospitals

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