CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Palisades Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,317

about 1.7× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $17,796–$37,627

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$27,194

About the fair price

about $2,877 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $24,317 This hospital $27,194 Cash price $23,610

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $15,248 Priciest $27,194

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $24,317 (about 1.7× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Palisades Medical Center charges insurers about $27,194, or about $23,610 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Bergen, NJ.

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	$74,136	525%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24,280	172%
Aetnamajor	$24,280 - $48,878	172%
Cignamajor	$44,840 - $50,675	318%
Amerigroup	$24,280	172%
AmeriHealth	$18,907	134%
Clover Health	$26,708	189%
WellCare	$24,280	172%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$8,479 - $68,626

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 (about 23,610), 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 Palisades 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 Palisades Medical Center

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

Valley Hospital · Paramus $15,248
Shore Medical Center · Somers Point $15,824
Carewell Health Medical Center · East Orange $16,877
Riverview Medical Center · Red Bank $17,977
Bayshore Medical Center · Holmdel $18,098
Southern Ocean Medical Center · Manahawkin $18,557
Deborah Heart and Lung Center · Browns Mills $19,238
Jersey Shore University Medical Center · Neptune $19,810

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