CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$14,333

about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,333–$19,403

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,749

About the fair price

about $416 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $14,333 This hospital $14,749 Cash price $27,926 Hospital's list price $42,962

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $7,185 Priciest $14,749

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $14,333 (about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Fort Smith charges insurers about $14,749, or about $27,926 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Smith, AR.

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	$14,749 - $24,291	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,749 - $21,173	104%
Aetnamajor	$8,111 - $20,590	57%
Cignamajor	$15,883 - $22,162	113%
Humanamajor	$8,111 - $18,547	57%
Ambetter (Centene)	$14,132	100%
Independent Health	$14,749	104%
+ 33 smaller / regional plans	$11,608 - $24,868

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 (about 27,926), 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 Mercy Hospital Fort Smith 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 Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

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

Mercy Hospital Berryville · Berryville $7,185
Mercy Hospital Waldron · Waldron $9,142
Mercy Hospital Booneville · Booneville $9,142
Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $12,497
Mercy Hospital Ozark · Ozark $13,131
Baxter Health · Mountain Home $13,522
National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $13,527
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $13,893

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