CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$20,703

about 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,783–$41,532

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$38,698

Well above the fair price

about $17,995 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $20,703 This hospital $38,698 Cash price $83,042 Hospital's list price $118,631

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $38,698

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 $20,703 (about 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Santa Clara Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $38,698, or about $83,042 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in San Jose, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $20,703. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$38,698	274%
Cignamajor	$41,002	290%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$24,732

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 83,042), 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 Santa Clara Valley 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

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.