Blood transfusion cost in Watertown, WI
In Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $152.00 to $152.00, with a median of $152.00. Across Wisconsin, the median is $583.70 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 36430, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 17, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 Blood Transfusion 1st hour | $152.00 | $475.00 | $189.53–$446.50 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 Blood Transfusion 1st hour -> 1st hour | $152.00 | $475.00 | $189.53–$446.50 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 ER TRANSFUSE BLOOD PRODUCT -> Yes | $1,085.44 | $3,392.00 | $1,353.41–$3,188.48 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $152.00, median $152.00, highest $152.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36430 ($761.40). 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.
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WIBlood Transfusion additional hour(s) | $69.12 | file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WIBlood Transfusion addtl hours | $69.12 | file |