CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Rutherford Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,335

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,406–$21,575

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,841

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,494 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,335 This hospital $14,841 Cash price $17,751 Hospital's list price $44,377

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $13,012 Priciest $16,007

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,335 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Rutherford Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $14,841, or about $17,751 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Rutherfordton, NC.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$14,496 - $18,671	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,841 - $16,452	105%
Aetnamajor	$14,841	105%
Humanamajor	$14,990 - $18,394	106%
AmeriHealth	$16,648	118%
CareSource	$32,736	232%
Devoted Health	$14,986	106%
Health Net	$14,841	105%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$14,841

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

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 17,751), 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 Rutherford Regional Medical 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.

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Other Procedures at Rutherford Regional Medical Center

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

Maria Parham Medical Center · Henderson $13,012
Haywood Regional Medical Center · Clyde $13,295
Carteret General Hospital · Morehead City $13,660
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $13,696
Wilson Medical Center · Wilson $14,324
Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $14,955
Ecu Health North Hospital · Roanoke Rapids $15,300
Sampson Regional Medical Center · Clinton $16,007

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