Blood transfusion cost in Baltimore, MD — inpatient
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) as an inpatient: from $103.00 to $342.25, with a median of $222.63. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $119.63 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $342.25 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 36430, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Transfusion Blood/Blood Components | $103.00 | $103.00 | $75.65–$103.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 0-90 MIN | $342.25 | $349.23 | $349.23–$342.25 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 91-150 MIN | $497.80 | $507.96 | $507.96–$497.80 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 151-210 MIN | $653.34 | $666.67 | $666.67–$653.34 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 211-270 MIN | $808.95 | $825.46 | $825.46–$808.95 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 271-330 MIN | $964.48 | $984.16 | $984.16–$964.48 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE 331-390 MIN | $1,120.00 | $1,142.86 | $1,142.86–$1,120.00 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $103.00, median $222.63, highest $342.25 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $222.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers giving a transfusion of blood or blood components such as red cells or platelets.
What the price covers
The price is for giving the transfusion. The blood itself, typing and crossmatching are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36430 ($763.41). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MDHC Plas + Sd Pooled | $28.48 | file |