CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Lukes Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,301

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,578–$19,519

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,587

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,714 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,301 This hospital $14,587

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $13,069 Priciest $15,333

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $16,301 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $14,587 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$14,587 - $23,263	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,143	100%
Aetnamajor	$14,143 - $22,892	100%
Humanamajor	$14,559	103%
Amerigroup	$14,133	100%
HealthPartners	$17,659	125%
Medica	$24,535 - $27,338	174%
Molina	$14,143	100%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$14,133 - $14,559

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 St Lukes 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 St Lukes Hospital

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

Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $13,069
Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $13,504
Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $13,643
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $14,198
Allen Hospital · Waterloo $14,749
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center · Oelwein $15,131
Spencer Municipal Hospital · Spencer $15,325
Finley Hospital · Dubuque $15,333

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