CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: French Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,650

about 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $18,904–$28,722

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,440

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,210 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $20,650 This hospital $18,440

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,833 Priciest $18,723

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 $20,650 (about 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $18,440 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$6,310 - $18,808	45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$18,440	131%
Aetnamajor	$18,440	131%
Humanamajor	$18,440	131%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$18,440	131%
Health Net	$18,440	131%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$18,440

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, 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 French Hospital 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 French Hospital 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
Casa Colina Hospital · Pomona $18,457
Oak Valley Hospital District · Oakdale $18,577
Saint John's Health Center · Santa Monica $18,723

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