CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$25,181

about 1.8× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $12,155–$46,653

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$23,872

About the fair price

about $1,309 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $25,181 This hospital $23,872 Cash price $18,679 Hospital's list price $74,715

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,917 Priciest $23,872

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 $25,181 (about 1.8× the $14,117 Medicare rate). University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $23,872, or about $18,679 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lansing, MI.

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	$48,565	344%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,429 - $37,709	109%
Aetnamajor	$15,429 - $49,312	109%
Cignamajor	$59,175	419%
Humanamajor	$23,872	169%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,500 - $59,772

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 18,679), 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 University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty 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 University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty Hospital

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 $14,065
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $14,203
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $14,495
Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $14,571
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital · Warren $14,739

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