CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Ozark

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,712

about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,548–$22,931

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,131

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,581 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $15,712 This hospital $13,131 Cash price $13,344 Hospital's list price $20,529

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $7,185 Priciest $14,063

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 $15,712 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Ozark charges insurers about $13,131, or about $13,344 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ozark, 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	$1,976 - $5,061	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,976 - $3,892	14%
Aetnamajor	$1,976	14%
Cignamajor	$2,075	15%
Humanamajor	$1,976	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,766	27%
Independent Health	$1,976	14%
+ 25 smaller / regional plans	$1,976 - $25,117

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 13,344), 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 Ozark 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 Ozark

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
Baxter Health · Mountain Home $13,522
National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $13,527
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $13,893
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $14,063

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