CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Carolina East Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$17,075

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $9,743–$33,803

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$33,706

Well above the fair price

about $16,631 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,075 This hospital $33,706 Cash price $23,381 Hospital's list price $38,969

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,012 Priciest $33,706

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 $17,075 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Carolina East Medical Center charges insurers about $33,706, or about $23,381 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in New Bern, NC.

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 $17,075. 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	$27,707	196%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33,706	239%
Aetnamajor	$34,526	245%
Cignamajor	$38,969	276%
Humanamajor	$16,970	120%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$10,366 - $52,015

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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 23,381), 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 Carolina East 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.

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 Carolina East 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
Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $14,841
Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $14,955
Ecu Health North Hospital · Roanoke Rapids $15,300

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