Blood transfusion cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $206.00 to $1,739.90, with a median of $206.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Walker Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Alabama, the median is $294.50 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 36430, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$206.00Baptist Health Walker Hospital + 2 more
Median$206.00half pay less
Highest$1,739.90in this market
Difference8.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
median
Lowest $206.00Highest $1,739.90
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital lowest Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital lowest Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Deglys. Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Deglys. Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Aliq-Tran | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Aliq-Tran | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Granulocyte Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Granulocyte Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Aliq-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Aliq-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Aliquot - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Aliquot - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC RBC Leukocytes Reduced - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC RBC Leukocytes Reduced - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Washed Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Washed Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Cryoprecipitate Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Cryoprecipitate Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Deglys. Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Deglys. Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Aliq-Tran | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Aliq-Tran | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fresh Frozen Plasma Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Granulocyte Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Granulocyte Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Aliq-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Aliq-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Platelet Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Aliquot - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Aliquot - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC RBC Leukocytes Reduced - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC RBC Leukocytes Reduced - Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Washed Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,027.50 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Washed Prbc Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Cryoprecipitate Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $1,531.89–$2,252.78 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Cryoprecipitate Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | $377.95–$1,351.67 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $1,739.90 | $1,739.90 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $206.00, median $206.00, highest $1,739.90 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $206.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.