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Blood transfusion in Florida

CPT 36430 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $783 to $2,209 at the 8 Florida hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$1,280typical cash price
$1,274typical commercial insurer rate
$783–$2.2kcash price range, 8 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Mease Countryside Hospital
$783
St Josephs Hospital
$783
Tampa General Hospital
$827
Shands Jacksonville
$846
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
$1,713
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
$1,718
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital
$2,043
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
$2,209

Florida typical cash price: $1,280

Florida hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor$1,305$783$692$474–$1,202 · 24 plans
St Josephs HospitalTampa$1,305$783$694$481–$1,268 · 25 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa$2,363$827$947$790–$1,480 · 6 plans
Shands JacksonvilleJacksonville$1,539$846$1,093$328–$2,256 · 54 plans
HCA Florida Brandon HospitalBrandon$1,713$1,713$1,483$395–$2,623 · 42 plans
HCA Florida Osceola HospitalKissimmee$1,718$1,718$1,461$516–$4,121 · 41 plans
Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart$3,143$2,043$1,455$78–$3,355 · 26 plans
HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa$2,209$2,209$1,638$512–$2,586 · 43 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 Florida?

At 8 Florida hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for blood transfusion is $1,280, and most charge between $783 and $2,093. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,274. 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 2 of the 8 hospitals in Florida 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 Florida has the lowest cash price for blood transfusion?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $783 at Mease Countryside Hospital. 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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