Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $20,898 (about 1.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $29,887 — above the fair price. Located in Oak Lawn, 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 $20,898. 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
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 | $21,548 - $35,430 | 153% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $28,270 - $42,666 | 200% |
| Aetnamajor | $32,014 | 227% |
| Cignamajor | $26,671 - $41,981 | 189% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $27,862 | 197% |
| Molina | $27,862 | 197% |
| Oscar Health | $28,823 | 204% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $36,894 |
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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
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.