Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: University of Michigan Health System
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $20,621 compared to the $21,946 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.94× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $21,946 (about 1.6× the $14,117 Medicare rate). University of Michigan Health System charges insurers about $20,621 — about the fair price. Located in Ann Arbor, MI.
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 | $20,621 - $21,034 | 146% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20,621 - $28,722 | 146% |
| Aetnamajor | $20,621 - $21,034 | 146% |
| Humanamajor | $20,621 | 146% |
| AmeriHealth | $20,209 | 143% |
| Meridian | $20,621 | 146% |
| Molina | $21,034 | 149% |
| Paramount | $20,621 | 146% |
| Priority Health | $20,621 | 146% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $19,590 - $35,056 |
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Other Procedures at University of Michigan Health System
Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other MI hospitals
- Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital · Grand Haven $10,917
- Ascension River District Hospital · East China $12,337
- Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital · Watervliet $13,927
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $14,341
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $14,473
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $14,497
- Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital · Warren $14,739
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $14,842
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $17,965
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $17,965).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask University of Michigan Health System's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $21,946 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($49,490) is $27,544 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($21,946) and 3.5× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.