Blood transfusion cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $313.30 to $773.34, with a median of $543.32. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $230.02 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $746.69 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 TRANSFUSION, BLD OR BLD CMPT | $313.30 | $482.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 BB-BLOOD ADMINISTRATION FEE | $337.68 | $519.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 BB-BLOOD ADMINISTRATION FEE | $773.34 | $1,189.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $313.30, median $543.32, highest $773.34 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $543.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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 ($801.45). 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.
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTTRANSFUSION, BLD OR BLD CMPT | $52.00 | file |