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Blood transfusion in California

CPT 36430 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $254 to $4,770 at the 11 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

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$2,087typical cash price
$1,662typical commercial insurer rate
$254–$4.8kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$254
El Camino Health
$321
University of California Davis Medical Center
$1,089
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$2,087
Stanford Health Care
$2,561
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$3,169
Good Samaritan Hospital
$4,770

California typical cash price: $2,087

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$1,017$254$347$173–$762 · 79 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$1,283$321–
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$2,722$1,089$1,752$53–$10,525 · 29 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$4,154$2,087$4,154$3,101–$10,272 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$6,403$2,561$12,849$7,125–$14,983 · 5 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$4,225$3,169$2,602$1,399–$3,552 · 28 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$4,770$4,770$2,774$1,011–$4,547 · 34 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$1,572$1,159–$5,184 · 7 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$756$560–$1,427 · 8 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$922$837–$4,770 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$922$837–$4,770 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does blood transfusion cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for blood transfusion is $2,087, and most charge between $294 and $3,809. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,662. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for blood transfusion?

At 4 of the 6 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for blood transfusion?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $254 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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