CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Saint Francis Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$22,040

about 1.6× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $18,951–$28,589

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,423

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,617 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $22,040 This hospital $19,423 Cash price $19,422

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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 $19,423

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 $22,040 (about 1.6× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Saint Francis Medical Center charges insurers about $19,423, or about $19,422 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lynwood, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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	$19,423 - $38,306	138%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$19,423	138%
Aetnamajor	$26,221 - $36,596	186%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$19,423	138%
Health Net	$19,423 - $31,562	138%
Molina	$19,423	138%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$19,423 - $37,728

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 19,422), 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 Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis 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.