Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: William W Backus Hospital
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $9,169 compared to the $19,969 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.46× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,969 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). William W Backus Hospital charges insurers about $9,169, or about $72,332 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Norwich, CT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $8,967 | 64% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8,967 - $53,213 | 64% |
| Aetnamajor | $9,191 - $30,504 | 65% |
| Molina | $8,967 | 64% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $8,967 | 64% |
| WellCare | $9,146 | 65% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $8,967 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at William W Backus Hospital
Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other CT hospitals
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $9,006
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $9,050
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $10,018
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $13,079
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $16,378
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $18,962
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $21,665
- Griffin Hospital · Derby $29,739
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at William W Backus Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $26,257
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $26,257).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
William W Backus Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $72,332 (vs. $9,169 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $19,969 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($72,332) is $52,363 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,969) and 5.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.