Blood transfusion cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $104.00 to $2,009.00, with a median of $1,015.25. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital — $911.25 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,016.25 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,015.25, is 34% above the US median of $760.00.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- 1 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities for code 36430, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 12, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 PSBC ONLY ADMINISTRATION - RED BLOOD CELLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $130.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.92 | $429.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.92 | $429.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.92 | $429.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $334.36 | $643.00 | — | 48% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION <2 HRS File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $605.87 | $1,044.60 | $56.62–$961.03 | 42% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 2-4 HRS File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $706.84 | $1,218.69 | $56.62–$1,121.19 | 42% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION 4-6 HRS File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $807.42 | $1,392.10 | $56.62–$1,280.73 | 42% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION >6 HRS File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $908.01 | $1,565.54 | $56.62–$1,440.30 | 42% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration <2 Hrs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $922.50 | $1,845.00 | — | 50% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $962.83 | $3,338.52 | $514.88–$4,556.00 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,015.25 | $3,338.52 | $514.88–$4,556.00 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,016.25 | $3,338.52 | $512.31–$4,556.00 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,026.60 | $3,338.52 | $512.31–$4,556.00 | 69% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Components+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,043.57 | $2,015.00 | $502.57–$1,606.54 | 48% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,094.04 | $3,338.52 | $514.88–$4,556.00 | 67% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SERVICE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | $12.00–$1,647.22 | 20% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,225.91 | $3,338.52 | $534.17–$4,556.00 | 63% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Components Transfusion <2hrs File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,627.20 | $1,627.20 | $410.05–$1,562.11 | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 BLOOD TRANSFUSION - ED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,755.20 | $2,194.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB EOS BLOOD TRANSFUSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,760.00 | $2,200.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration 2-4 Hrs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,844.50 | $3,689.00 | — | 50% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Transfusion Blood/Blood Components File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $2,009.00 | $2,870.00 | — | 30% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration 4-6 Hrs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,766.50 | $5,533.00 | — | 50% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Component Transfusion 2-4hrs File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,795.80 | $2,795.80 | $704.54–$2,683.97 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Component Transfusion >4hrs File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,534.70 | $3,534.70 | $890.74–$3,393.31 | — |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration >6 Hrs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,688.00 | $7,376.00 | — | 50% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Transfusion Blood/Blood Components File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $6,826.40 | $9,752.00 | — | 30% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "CLSD TX FEMORAL FX, PROX END, HEAD ED FAC" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,065.60 | $8,832.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB MOR CPT 26735 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,520.00 | $9,400.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $104.00, median $1,015.25, highest $2,009.00 — a 19.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,015.75. 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 10 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36430 ($687.48). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WAPSBC ONLY ADMINISTRATION - PLATELETS/CRYO AHF/PLASMA | $60.00 | file |