Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
RED BLOOD CELLS UNIT
Low
$45
Average
$179
Median
$148
High
$1.9k
Each hospital's average Medicare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
128 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 1.2× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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131 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicare rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $144 | $144 | — | — | 16 | $144 – $144 |
| 2 | Mercy St. Francis Hospital View, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $122 | $122 | — | — | 16 | $122 – $122 |
| 3 | METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TN other · both | 1 | $144 | $144 | — | — | 1–10 | $144 – $144 |
| 4 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH per diem · inpatient | 1 | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 5 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $170 | $170 | $34 | 20% | — | $137 – $204 |
| 6 | Allina Health Systems Shakopee, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 7 | Allina Health Systems MN; 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 8 | Allina Health Systems Owatonna, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 9 | Allina Health Systems Ulm, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 10 | Allina Health Systems MN 55443; 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 11 | Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 12 | Allina Health Systems Faribualt, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 13 | Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 14 | Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 15 | Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 16 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL per diem · inpatient | 1 | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 17 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 18 | BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI PLANTATION, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $177 | $177 | $26 | 15% | — | $151 – $203 |
| 19 | BETHESDA HOSPITAL BOYNTON BEACH, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $177 | $177 | $26 | 15% | — | $151 – $203 |
| 20 | Benefis Community Hospitals, Inc Choteau, MT percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $449 | $449 | — | — | — | $449 – $449 |
| 21 | Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 22 | Boston Medical Center Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 23 | Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 24 | Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA other · both | 1 | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 25 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INIATIVES COLORADO Westminster, CO fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
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