Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
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 $15,650 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $14,311 — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $3,367 - $14,031 | 24% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16,760 | 119% |
| Aetnamajor | $14,197 | 101% |
| Devoted Health | $14,060 | 100% |
| Molina | $14,060 - $20,432 | 100% |
| WellCare | $14,311 | 101% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $1,500 - $28,061 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region
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
- 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
- Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo · Yazoo City $15,304
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.