Answers from Ruben A. Mesa, M.D. At one time, type O negative blood was considered the universal blood donor type. This implied that anyone â regardless of blood type â could receive type O negative blood without risking a transfusion reaction. But it's now known that even type O negative blood may have antibodies that cause serious reactions during a transfusion. And blood transfusions in general carry some risk of complications.
Undergraduate Tuition. Pima Community College tuition is $1,812 per year for in-state residents. This is 46% cheaper than the national average public two year tuition of $3,376. The cost is 56% cheaper than the average Arizona tuition of $4,129 for 2 year colleges.
But Castlight found price differences in tests for the human papillomavirus (HPV)âwhich is linked to the risk of cervical cancer-of 10 times or more in the majority of the major metropolitan regions it examined. An HPV test in the Philadelphia-Atlantic City area ranged from $32 to $626, a 19-fold variation. Castlight also found prices varied significantly between some regions, beyond what could be attributed to cost of living differences. The average price for a mammogram ranged from $485 in Sacramento, Calif., to $159 in Cincinnati. The average HPV test in Indianapolis was $165, five times the $32 price in Charlotte, N.C.