CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: University of Mississippi Med Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$25,125

about 1.8× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,741–$28,551

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$30,109

Above the fair price

about $4,984 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $25,125 This hospital $30,109 Cash price $31,452 Hospital's list price $78,630

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,357 Priciest $30,109

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $25,125 (about 1.8× the $14,117 Medicare rate). University of Mississippi Med Center charges insurers about $30,109, or about $31,452 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $25,125. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$19,065 - $56,819	135%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$30,697	217%
Aetnamajor	$36,177	256%
Cignamajor	$54,322	385%
Humanamajor	$16,407	116%
Ambetter (Centene)	$26,806	190%
HealthLink	$66,836	473%
Molina	$28,166	200%
WellCare	$19,637	139%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$19,637 - $61,567

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

Excludes 3 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 31,452), 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 Mississippi Med Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at University of Mississippi Med Center

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

Wayne General Hospital · Waynesboro $12,357
Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $14,269
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven · Brookhaven $14,293
Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $14,311
Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $14,482
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $14,775
South Sunflower County Hospital · Indianola $15,151
Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $15,229

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