Blood transfusion cost in Dayton, OH
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 10 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $178.00 to $1,900.80, with a median of $1,900.80. The lowest listed price is at Upper Valley Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $1,722.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,110.75 at 133 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,900.80, is 150% above the US median of $760.00.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Dayton, OH ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 36430, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Valley Medical Center lowest Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EACH ADDITIONAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| Miami Valley Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EACH ADDITIONAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $819.70 | $1,171.00 | $430.25–$645.38 | 30% |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC TRANSFUSION, BLOOD OR BLOOD C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $868.00 | $868.00 | — | — |
| Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC TRANSFUSION, BLOOD OR BLOOD C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $868.00 | $868.00 | — | — |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $918.56 | $1,312.23 | $430.25–$645.38 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens Ohio Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $1,845.30 | $1,845.30 | $26.15–$840.00 | — |
| Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH · (937) 298-4331 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH · (937) 384-8760 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 723-3410 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
| Greene Memorial Hospital Xenia, OH · (937) 352-2000 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
| Beavercreek Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH · (937) 702-4000 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
| Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH · (937) 980-7000 Hc Transfusion Blood Admin Per Day File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,900.80 | $4,752.00 | — | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $178.00, median $1,900.80, highest $1,900.80 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,900.80. 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 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 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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.