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Transfusion of Blood or Blood Products Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 36430. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $442
📉 Low $25.00
📈 High $2,762
🏥 88 hospitals
🏛️ 51 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $43.44
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.
Billed more than $442 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF COVINGTON COVINGTON |
$25.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20.00 |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF HAMMOND HAMMOND |
$25.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20.00 |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$26.00 | $17.89 | $15.60 | $25.74 | $25.48 | $23.40 | $25.48 | $41.21 | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$60.00 | $975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$116 | $608 | $47.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$122 | $701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$169 | $198 | — | — | — | $133 | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$173 | $673 | $25.34 | $75.08 | $82.59 | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$186 | $686 | $176 | $176 | $33.16 | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$210 | $697 | $45.61 | — | — | — | — | $697 | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIDGEPOINT CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS MARRERO |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$250 | — | $266 | $266 | $391 | — | $391 | $391 | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$251 | $397 | $397 | $397 | $397 | $954 | $417 | $397 | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$288 | $344 | $43.40 | — | $791 | — | — | $344 | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$291 | $729 | — | $1,043 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$300 | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER MAMOU |
$311 | $426 | $320 | $426 | $39.63 | $1,236 | $426 | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$333 | $748 | — | $1,189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$338 | — | — | $200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$363 | $547 | $640 | $801 | $835 | $747 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$392 | $369 | $392 | $361 | $392 | $845 | — | $392 | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$401 | $675 | $428 | $404 | $441 | $1,337 | $449 | — | $561 |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$427 | — | — | $342 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$432 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | $75.00 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$442 | $329 | $329 | $329 | $336 | $827 | $329 | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$467 | $1,063 | — | $414 | $103 | — | $250 | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$480 | $322 | $79.14 | $79.14 | $400 | $1,248 | $400 | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$523 | $747 | $762 | $414 | $254 | $747 | $476 | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$570 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$585 | $100 | $100 | $680 | $93.00 | $100 | $100 | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$612 | $532 | $448 | — | $254 | — | — | $36.60 | — |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$636 | $399 | $411 | $254 | $399 | $375 | $419 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 36430, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $739 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $442 for this?
That is the median of what the 88 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Transfusion of blood or blood products — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 36430 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $43.44 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $25.00 to $2,762 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.2x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does transfusion of blood or blood products cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for transfusion of blood or blood products (CPT 36430) in Louisiana range from $25.00 to $2,762, with a median of $442. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest transfusion of blood or blood products in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $25.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 36430 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.