CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

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A fair price for this

$20,165

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $12,479–$20,335

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,322

About the fair price

about $157 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $20,165 This hospital $20,322 Cash price $60,461 Hospital's list price $109,930

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,833 Priciest $20,322

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $20,165 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $20,322, or about $60,461 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.

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	$5,719 - $109,930	41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,362 - $109,930	52%
Aetnamajor	$13,036 - $48,039	92%
Cignamajor	$9,735 - $60,681	69%
Humanamajor	$13,192 - $93,440	93%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$73,653 - $109,930	522%
Health Net	$5,388 - $109,930	38%
HealthPartners	$20,322	144%
Molina	$20,272 - $20,322	144%
MVP Health Care	$20,322	144%
Sentara	$24,861	176%
+ 109 smaller / regional plans	$1,750 - $109,930

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

Excludes 9 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 60,461), 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 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr 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 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr

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

College Medical Center · Long Beach $12,833
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $17,413
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $18,297
Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $18,325
San Dimas Community Hospital · San Dimas $18,439
French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $18,440
Casa Colina Hospital · Pomona $18,457
Oak Valley Hospital District · Oakdale $18,577

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