Blood transfusion cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $181.80 to $1,385.15, with a median of $1,275.30. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $1,093.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,185.60 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR TRANSFUSION BLOOD/BLOOD COMPONENTS | $181.80 | $202.00 | $36.22–$114.39 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $549.90 | $846.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $558.00 | $620.00 | $403.00–$607.60 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Transfusion of blood or blood products | $664.24 | $1,021.90 | $278.90–$991.24 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $715.00 | $1,100.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $802.10 | $1,234.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $880.10 | $1,354.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Transfusion of blood or blood products | $925.02 | $1,423.10 | $278.90–$1,380.41 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,042.60 | $1,604.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $373.96–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $366.92–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $373.96–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $373.96–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $373.96–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $1,275.30 | $1,962.00 | $366.92–$2,219.87 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $1,283.10 | $1,974.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level I | $1,385.15 | $2,131.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Ii | $1,800.50 | $2,770.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Transfuse Blood Products Level Iii | $2,215.85 | $3,409.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $2,261.35 | — | $366.92–$2,219.87 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $2,561.32 | — | $373.96–$2,219.87 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $2,650.05 | — | $366.92–$2,219.87 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $17,223.76 | — | $1,626.56–$6,268.13 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $66,833.14 | — | $632.00–$23,883.29 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $181.80, median $1,275.30, highest $1,385.15 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,275.30. 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 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.