CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Christ Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,367

about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,042–$27,248

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,716

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,651 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,367 This hospital $12,716 Cash price $30,166 Hospital's list price $48,181

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $8,741 Priciest $13,376

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,367 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Christ Hospital charges insurers about $12,716, or about $30,166 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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	$12,716 - $32,791	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,716 - $30,231	90%
Aetnamajor	$10,489 - $29,526	74%
Cignamajor	$12,716	90%
Humanamajor	$12,716	90%
GEHA	$32,791	232%
Medical Mutual	$19,897 - $30,612	141%
Meridian	$12,716	90%
Molina	$10,489	74%
WellCare	$10,489	74%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$12,716 - $32,791

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 30,166), 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 Christ 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 Christ Hospital

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

Fulton County Health Center · Wauseon $8,741
Blanchard Valley Hospital · Findlay $8,788
Bluffton Hospital · Bluffton $8,788
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $12,716
Medina Hospital · Medina $13,105
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital · Avon $13,340
Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $13,355
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center · Beachwood $13,376

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