CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,349

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,307–$22,676

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,374

About the fair price

about $25 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,349 This hospital $16,374 Cash price $28,241 Hospital's list price $39,223

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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 $16,374

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $16,349 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital charges insurers about $16,374, or about $28,241 in cash — about the fair price. Located in O Fallon, IL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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	$16,374 - $31,496	116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,374 - $39,223	116%
Aetnamajor	$16,374 - $27,613	116%
Cignamajor	$28,241 - $39,223	200%
Humanamajor	$16,374	116%
HealthLink	$29,927 - $39,223	212%
HealthPartners	$16,374	116%
Molina	$17,193	122%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$10,982 - $39,223

Excludes 5 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 (about 28,241), 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 HSHS St Elizabeth's 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 HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

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.