Blood transfusion cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient
In Texarkana, TX-AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) as an inpatient: from $830.50 to $1,154.45, with a median of $992.48. The lowest listed price is at Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North — $161.98 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $849.21 at 290 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 36430, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Texarkana, TX-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North lowest Texarkana, TX Blood Admin Fee Surgery | $830.50 | $830.50 | $581.35–$747.45 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Verified with Pt Information: - Transfu | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 $ED Transfusion >2 yrs | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 CHRG - BLOOD TRANSFUSION - Blood Transfusion Perfo | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Whole blood | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Red blood cells (preoperativ | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Red blood cells (postoperati | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood transfusions | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Platelets (random donor) | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Packed red blood cells | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Fresh frozen plasma | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Cryoprecipitate | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Administration Fee | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Blood Unit Product: - Platelets (single donor) | $1,154.45 | $2,099.00 | $667.48–$1,889.10 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $830.50, median $992.48, highest $1,154.45 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,049.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 ($749.76). 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.
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North Texarkana, TXBlood Admin Fee | $25.00 | file |