CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Baptist Health Lexington

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,365

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,077–$17,849

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,900

About the fair price

about $465 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,365 This hospital $16,900 Cash price $49,266 Hospital's list price $65,688

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,022 Priciest $16,900

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,365 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Lexington charges insurers about $16,900, or about $49,266 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lexington, KY.

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	$11,527 - $58,680	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,133 - $69,580	86%
Aetnamajor	$11,405 - $39,063	81%
Cignamajor	$19,409 - $24,172	137%
Humanamajor	$12,133 - $31,290	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$22,207	157%
CareSource	$14,805 - $27,660	105%
HealthLink	$23,831 - $24,079	169%
Molina	$12,133 - $12,647	86%
WellCare	$10,556 - $15,809	75%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$13,067 - $55,890

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 49,266), 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 Baptist Health Lexington 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 Baptist Health Lexington

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

Murray-Calloway County Hospital · Murray $13,022
Taylor Regional Hospital · Campbellsville $13,436
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $13,533
Tj Health Columbia · Columbia $13,564
Georgetown Community Hospital · Georgetown $13,659
Bourbon Community Hospital · Paris $13,828
Saint Joseph London · London $14,008
Clark Regional Medical Center · Winchester $14,036

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