CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Aurora

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$14,064

about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,741–$21,919

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,600

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,464 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $14,064 This hospital $11,600 Cash price $18,463 Hospital's list price $28,404

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MO hospitals compared.

Cheapest $8,760 Priciest $14,175

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 $14,064 (about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Aurora charges insurers about $11,600, or about $18,463 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Aurora, 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	$2,102 - $11,402	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,102 - $48,951	15%
Aetnamajor	$2,102	15%
Cignamajor	$2,102	15%
Humanamajor	$2,102	15%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,640	26%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$2,102 - $11,600

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 18,463), 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 Aurora 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 Aurora

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 - Cassville · Cassville $11,600
Mercy Hospital Carthage · Carthage $12,418
University Health Lakewood Medical Center · Kansas City $12,558
St Mary's Medical Center · Blue Springs $14,175

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