CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Peter's Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$22,338

about 1.6× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,727–$38,452

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$41,739

Well above the fair price

about $19,401 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $22,338 This hospital $41,739 Cash price $31,216

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,042 Priciest $41,739

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $22,338 (about 1.6× the $14,117 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $41,739, or about $31,216 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $22,338. 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.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$18,507 - $69,641	131%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,795 - $18,158	126%
Aetnamajor	$19,219 - $41,738	136%
Fidelis Care	$32,685	232%
GEHA	$41,738	296%
Harvard Pilgrim	$69,641	493%
Medical Mutual	$41,738	296%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$18,158 - $53,986

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 31,216), 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 St Peter's 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.

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 St Peter's Hospital

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

United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $8,042
Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $11,437
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $11,437
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall · Newburgh $16,782
Arnot Ogden Medical Center · Elmira $16,884
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $17,174
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $17,253
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $17,440

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