CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$693

about 1.5× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $151–$1,028

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$651

About the fair price

about $42 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $693 This hospital $651 Cash price $566 Hospital's list price $1,010

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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 $651

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 $693 (about 1.5× the $451 Medicare rate). Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano charges insurers about $651, or about $566 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Shawano, WI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$273 - $739	61%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$267 - $636	59%
HealthPartners	$995	221%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$677

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 566), 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 Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano 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 Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano

Compare: Blood transfusion at other WI hospitals

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