CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood transfusion

Facility: Boone Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 36430 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$320

about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate · typically $52–$617

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$310

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $451 Fair price $320 This hospital $310 Cash price $612 Hospital's list price $1,223

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $176 Priciest $420

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

A fair price for a Blood transfusion is about $320 (about 0.7× the $451 Medicare rate). Boone Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $310, or about $612 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madison, WV.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$48 - $342	11%
Aetnamajor	$48 - $1,162	11%
Cignamajor	$827 - $912	183%
Humanamajor	$47 - $336	10%

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 612), 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 Boone Memorial 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 Boone Memorial Hospital

Compare: Blood transfusion at other WV hospitals

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