CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Vista Medical Center East

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,670

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,635–$28,319

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,941

Above the fair price

about $3,271 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,670 This hospital $20,941 Cash price $129,123 Hospital's list price $129,123

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,312 Priciest $20,941

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL 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 $17,670 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Vista Medical Center East charges insurers about $20,941, or about $129,123 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Waukegan, IL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $17,670. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$18,785	133%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$18,337	130%
Aetnamajor	$24,644	175%
Cignamajor	$23,097	164%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 129,123), 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 Vista Medical Center East 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Vista Medical Center East

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

Blessing Hospital · Quincy $12,312
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest $12,977
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 · Elk Grove Village $13,175
St Alexius Medical Center · Hoffman Estates $13,403
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · Chicago $13,619
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital · Geneva $14,417
Edward Hospital · Naperville $14,869
Northwest Community Hospital 1 · Arlington Heights $14,881

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