Blood transfusion cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $86.00 to $2,369.00, with a median of $920.00. The lowest price is at Milford Regional Medical Center (Milford). The highest price is 27.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $920.00, is 21% above the US median of $760.00.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Massachusetts ranks 36th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$86.00Milford Regional Medical Center
Median$920.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,369.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$834.00vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Regional Medical Center lowest Milford · Worcester, MA Cryo Administration | $86.00 | $86.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HC Transfusion, Blood & Bl Compon | $550.00 | $550.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Blood transfusion service | $553.00 | $553.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Components | $588.88 | $1,308.63 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Components | $673.20 | $1,496.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Components | $682.08 | $1,515.74 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Component(S) | $728.65 | $1,121.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Comp | $731.00 | $731.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Comp | $740.00 | $740.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Blood Transfusion Service | $840.00 | $1,680.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Blood Transfusion Service | $840.00 | $1,680.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Blood Transfusion Service | $840.00 | $1,680.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $877.00 | $877.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Blood Admin Transf Chrg | $895.45 | $942.58 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Blood Admin Transf Chrg | $895.45 | $942.58 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Blood Admin Transf Chrg | $895.45 | $942.58 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $920.00 | $920.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Blood Transfusion Service | $934.50 | $1,335.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Blood Transfusion Service | $934.50 | $1,335.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Blood Transfusion Service | $1,114.40 | $1,592.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $1,189.30 | $1,699.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH BLOOD ADMIN IR | $1,389.75 | $1,853.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,522.00 | $1,522.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,538.00 | $1,538.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPONENTS | $1,551.68 | $1,551.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPONENTS | $1,571.29 | $1,571.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,696.00 | $1,696.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Transfusion Blood/Blood Comp | $1,749.00 | $1,749.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $1,896.00 | $1,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $2,016.00 | $2,016.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $2,355.10 | $2,355.10 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC TRANSFUSION BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $2,369.00 | $2,369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $550.00 | $1,151.85 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $840.00 | $1,195.84 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $86.00 | $735.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $895.45 | $895.45 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $553.00 | $640.82 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.