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
PR PUSH TRANSFUSION BLOOD 2 YR OR YOUNGER
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $163 is 70% below the median hospital's median price ($538), higher than 12% of the 1,579 hospitals reporting CPT 36440. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $97 | $97 | — | — | — | $97 – $97 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $97 | $97 | — | — | — | $97 – $97 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $115 | $115 | — | — | — | $115 – $115 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $122 | $122 | — | — | — | $122 – $122 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $125 | $125 | — | — | — | $125 – $125 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $153 | $153 | — | — | — | $153 – $153 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $163 | $163 | — | — | — | $163 – $163 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $163 | $163 | — | — | — | $163 – $163 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $413 | $413 | — | — | — | $413 – $413 |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $413 | $413 | — | — | — | $413 – $413 |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $413 | $413 | — | — | — | $413 – $413 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $426 | $426 | — | — | — | $426 – $426 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $426 | $426 | — | — | — | $426 – $426 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $853 | $853 | — | — | — | $853 – $853 |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $887 | $887 | — | — | — | $887 – $887 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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