Blood transfusion cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) as an inpatient: from $104.00 to $1,627.20, with a median of $950.83. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital — $846.83 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $978.30 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 36430, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 PSBC ONLY ADMINISTRATION - RED BLOOD CELLS | $104.00 | $130.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $334.36 | $643.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $423.84 | $883.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $856.29 | $1,679.00 | $1,075.40–$1,343.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSN SERVICE | $856.29 | $1,679.00 | $1,075.40–$1,343.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration <2 Hrs | $922.50 | $1,845.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $925.29 | $3,210.12 | $2,311.29–$2,407.59 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $976.36 | $3,210.12 | $2,311.29–$2,407.59 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $980.23 | $3,210.12 | $1,380.36–$2,889.11 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,007.41 | $3,210.12 | $2,311.29–$2,407.59 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,063.19 | $3,210.12 | $2,311.29–$2,407.59 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,134.35 | $3,210.12 | $898.84–$2,889.11 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION SERVICE | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | $12.00–$1,647.22 | 20% | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | $12.00–$1,647.22 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Components Transfusion <2hrs | $1,627.20 | $1,627.20 | $410.05–$1,562.11 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 BLOOD TRANSFUSION - ED | $1,755.20 | $2,194.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,755.20 | $2,194.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB EOS BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,760.00 | $2,200.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration 2-4 Hrs | $1,844.50 | $3,689.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration 4-6 Hrs | $2,766.50 | $5,533.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Component Transfusion 2-4hrs | $2,795.80 | $2,795.80 | $704.54–$2,683.97 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Blood/Component Transfusion >4hrs | $3,534.70 | $3,534.70 | $890.74–$3,393.31 | — | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Blood Administration >6 Hrs | $3,688.00 | $7,376.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "CLSD TX FEMORAL FX, PROX END, HEAD ED FAC" | $7,065.60 | $8,832.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB MOR CPT 26735 | $7,520.00 | $9,400.00 | $438.00–$973.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $104.00, median $950.83, highest $1,627.20 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $950.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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.
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.
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WAPSBC ONLY ADMINISTRATION - PLATELETS/CRYO AHF/PLASMA | $60.00 | file |