CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Valley View Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,119

about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,123–$16,927

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,342

About the fair price

about $777 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,119 This hospital $15,342 Cash price $32,699 Hospital's list price $54,499

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AZ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $9,317 Priciest $16,020

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 $16,119 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Valley View Medical Center charges insurers about $15,342, or about $32,699 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Mohave, 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	$4,329	31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,342 - $18,327	109%
Aetnamajor	$15,342 - $15,495	109%
Cignamajor	$15,342	109%
Humanamajor	$15,495	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$15,342	109%
Health Net	$15,342	109%
WellCare	$15,094	107%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,875 - $15,342

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

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 32,699), 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 Valley View 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 Valley View 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
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
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center · Scottsdale $16,020

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