CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,739

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,620–$19,353

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,193

About the fair price

about $1,454 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,739 This hospital $18,193 Cash price $58,223

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,069 Priciest $18,193

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

⚠ 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 $16,739 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $18,193, or about $58,223 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$14,130 - $26,154	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,992	99%
Aetnamajor	$13,853	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$23,749	168%
GEHA	$23,493	166%
Medica	$13,337	94%
Oscar Health	$18,193	129%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$12,291 - $28,414

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 (about 58,223), 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 Mercyone Des Moines 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 Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

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
St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $14,587
Allen Hospital · Waterloo $14,749
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center · Oelwein $15,131
Spencer Municipal Hospital · Spencer $15,325

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