CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Crestwood Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,167

about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $10,424–$15,681

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,928

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,239 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $15,167 This hospital $12,928

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $8,139 Priciest $13,873

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $15,167 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Crestwood Medical Center charges insurers about $12,928 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Huntsville, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,004 - $13,156	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,158 - $12,401	22%
Aetnamajor	$2,289 - $13,315	16%
Cignamajor	$11,546 - $13,186	82%
Humanamajor	$12,928	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$18,492	131%
Clover Health	$15,534	110%
Devoted Health	$15,409	109%
SelectHealth	$13,057	92%
WellCare	$13,269	94%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$1,750 - $22,183

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 871.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Crestwood Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 871.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Crestwood Medical Center

Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other AL hospitals

Springhill Medical Center · Mobile $8,139
Grandview Medical Center · Birmingham $12,920
North Alabama Medical Center · Florence $12,980
Riverview Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $13,083
Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $13,312
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center · Anniston $13,685
Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $13,760
Highlands Medical Center · Scottsboro $13,873

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.