Blood transfusion cost in Huntsville, AL
In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $154.06 to $917.55, with a median of $535.81. The lowest listed price is at Huntsville Hospital — $381.75 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $294.50 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 36430, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 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 Huntsville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-IBD SGI, CRP | $154.06 | $154.06 | $3.89–$1,083.27 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $542.50 | $542.50 | $80.66–$1,083.27 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-IBD SGI, PANCA IGG BY IFA | $825.30 | $825.30 | $32.70–$1,083.27 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-IBD SGI,DNASE SENS BY IFA | $825.30 | $825.30 | $32.70–$1,083.27 | — | — source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $917.55 | $5,097.51 | $35.98–$4,332.88 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSF 2 4 HRS | $1,070.23 | $5,945.73 | $35.98–$5,053.87 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSF 0 2 HRS | $1,070.23 | $5,945.73 | $35.98–$5,053.87 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSF 4 6 HRS | $1,070.23 | $5,945.73 | $35.98–$5,053.87 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSF 6 8 HRS | $1,155.85 | $6,421.39 | $35.98–$5,458.18 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLD TRAN 10 TO 12HRS | $1,155.85 | $6,421.39 | $35.98–$5,458.18 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 BLOOD TRANSF 8 10 HR | $1,155.85 | $6,421.39 | $35.98–$5,458.18 | 82% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 GUIDE WIRE | $1,590.19 | $1,590.19 | $397.55–$1,083.27 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 OR-ROD SS ST HEX END GLOBUS | $5,423.40 | $5,423.40 | $1,083.27–$3,525.21 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN | $5,659.20 | $5,659.20 | $1,083.27–$3,678.48 | — | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 OR-ROD 5.5 ST HEX-END GLOBUS | $5,914.20 | $5,914.20 | $1,083.27–$3,844.23 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $154.06, median $535.81, highest $917.55 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $612.27. 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 2 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 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 ($766.27). 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.
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, ALDRILL BIT 2.0 X 105 AO SHAFT | $9.72 | file |