CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,690

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,350–$35,255

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,297

About the fair price

about $1,393 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,690 This hospital $18,297 Cash price $19,310 Hospital's list price $71,518

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $19,690 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley charges insurers about $18,297, or about $19,310 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tehachapi, 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✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$23,548 - $33,999	167%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,548 - $16,688	61%
Aetnamajor	$29,801 - $51,493	211%
Cignamajor	$2,475	18%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$40,503	287%
Health Net	$23,548 - $31,697	167%
Oscar Health	$18,297	130%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$6,256 - $52,983

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 19,310), 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 Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley 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 Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

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

College Medical Center · Long Beach $12,833
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $17,413
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
Saint John's Health Center · Santa Monica $18,723

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