CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,370

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,671–$24,309

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,979

About the fair price

about $1,609 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,370 This hospital $20,979

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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 $20,979

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 $19,370 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory charges insurers about $20,979 — about the fair price. Located in Amory, MS.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$23,434	166%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,503 - $27,195	96%
Aetnamajor	$13,773	98%
Cignamajor	$18,541 - $20,979	131%
Ambetter (Centene)	$19,579	139%
Molina	$21,605	153%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$13,503 - $20,979

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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, 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 North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory 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 North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory

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.