CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,619

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,780–$28,540

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,881

About the fair price

about $738 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,619 This hospital $18,881

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 6 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $15,492 Priciest $29,376

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,619 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Portsmouth Regional Hospital charges insurers about $18,881 — about the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, NH.

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	$17,928 - $18,331	127%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$18,698 - $39,837	132%
Aetnamajor	$18,331	130%
Cignamajor	$18,698 - $26,890	132%
Humanamajor	$18,331	130%
Ambetter (Centene)	$23,403	166%
AmeriHealth	$14,151	100%
Harvard Pilgrim	$4,602 - $5,752	33%
Tufts Health Plan	$6,332	45%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$13,877 - $19,065

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 Portsmouth Regional Hospital 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 Portsmouth Regional Hospital

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

Parkland Medical Center · Derry $15,492
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $15,593
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $19,869
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $23,515
Monadnock Community Hospital · Peterborough $28,862
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $29,376

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