CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,775

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $16,319–$28,280

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,463

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,312 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,775 This hospital $17,463

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $7,997 Priciest $17,463

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,775 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital charges insurers about $17,463 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Aurora, CO.

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	$2,967 - $16,852	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,463 - $34,276	124%
Aetnamajor	$5,738 - $17,463	41%
Cignamajor	$2,941 - $42,002	21%
Humanamajor	$17,463	124%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,100 - $17,812	22%
Bright Health	$17,463	124%
Devoted Health	$17,812	126%
HealthPartners	$1,680 - $1,975	12%
WellCare	$17,987	127%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$4,369 - $17,987

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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, 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 The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital 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 The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital

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

HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation · Aurora $7,997
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center · Alamosa $12,491
Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC · Durango $14,642
Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $15,078
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $15,607
HCA Healthone Rose · Denver $16,085
Community Hospital · Grand Junction $16,102
Hca-Healthone DBA Swedish Medical Center · Englewood $16,810

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