CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital St Louis

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,330

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,032–$21,097

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,112

About the fair price

about $782 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $18,330 This hospital $19,112 Cash price $38,267 Hospital's list price $58,872

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,760 Priciest $19,112

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $18,330 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital St Louis charges insurers about $19,112, or about $38,267 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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	$15,362 - $27,457	109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,777 - $36,325	105%
Aetnamajor	$3,731 - $24,388	26%
Cignamajor	$15,362 - $25,752	109%
Humanamajor	$15,362	109%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,855	27%
HealthLink	$3,944 - $28,273	28%
Medica	$18,190	129%
+ 32 smaller / regional plans	$3,855 - $33,660

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

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 38,267), 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 Mercy Hospital St Louis 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 Mercy Hospital St Louis

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

The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $8,760
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $8,876
Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $8,876
Cass Regional Medical Center · Harrisonville $9,859
Mercy Hospital Aurora · Aurora $11,600
Mercy Hospital - Cassville · Cassville $11,600
Mercy Hospital Carthage · Carthage $12,418
University Health Lakewood Medical Center · Kansas City $12,558

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