Blood transfusion cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) as an inpatient: from $678.95 to $1,476.00, with a median of $941.55. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $262.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,033.60 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 36430, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 36430 BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE Tech | $678.95 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMPON Tech | $678.95 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 36430 TRANS BLOOD/BLOOD COMPON Tech | $678.95 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 36430 BO Transfuse Blood Product. Tech | $678.95 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 36430 BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE Tech | $894.38 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMPON Tech | $894.38 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 36430 BO Transfuse Blood Product. Tech | $894.38 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 36430 TRANS BLOOD/BLOOD COMPON Tech | $894.38 | $2,842.00 | $366.50–$2,273.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMPON | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMPON (SQ) | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 36430 TRANS BLOOD/BLOOD COMPON | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 BO Transfuse Blood Product. | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Infusion Billing Transfusion -> TRANSFUSION BLOOD/COMPON (36430) | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 36430 Transfusion, Blood Or Blood Components | $941.55 | $2,842.00 | $397.72–$2,516.23 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,476.00 | $2,460.00 | $1,599.00–$2,091.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,476.00 | $2,460.00 | $1,003.68–$2,091.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $678.95, median $941.55, highest $1,476.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $941.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.