covers blood you get as a hospital inpatient.
covers blood you get as a hospital outpatient.
Your costs in Original Medicare
Part A:
In most cases, the hospital gets blood from a blood bank at no charge. If that happens, you won't have to pay for it or replace it. If the hospital has to buy blood for you, you must do one of these:
- Pay the hospital costs for the first 3 units of blood you get in a calendar year
- Donate the blood (or have someone else donate it for you)
Part B:
Your provider may get blood from a blood bank at no charge. In that case, for every unit of blood you get:
- You won’t have to pay for or replace the blood
- You will have to pay a copayment for the blood processing and handling services, and the Part B deductible applies
If your provider has to buy blood for you, you must do one of these:
- Pay the provider costs for the first 3 units of blood you get in a calendar year
- Have the blood donated by you or someone else