CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Banner Desert Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,714

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $16,257–$23,218

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,209

About the fair price

about $495 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,714 This hospital $18,209 Cash price $27,650

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $9,317 Priciest $18,209

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,714 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Banner Desert Medical Center charges insurers about $18,209, or about $27,650 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mesa, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$16,554 - $52,031	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,554 - $42,700	117%
Aetnamajor	$16,554 - $49,722	117%
Cignamajor	$16,554 - $59,383	117%
Humanamajor	$16,554 - $17,050	117%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$16,554	117%
Banner Health	$16,554	117%
Devoted Health	$17,381	123%
Health Net	$16,554 - $24,499	117%
Oscar Health	$27,314	193%
UPMC Health Plan	$16,554	117%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$16,554 - $24,831

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 27,650), 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 Banner Desert 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 Banner Desert Medical Center

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

Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. · Willcox $9,317
Yavapai Regional Medical Center · Prescott $14,730
Havasu Regional Medical Center · Lake Havasu City $15,280
Valley View Medical Center · Fort Mohave $15,342
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center · Scottsdale $15,450
Banner Heart Hospital · Mesa $15,663
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center · Phoenix $15,806
Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center · Phoenix $15,944

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