CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,832

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $10,249–$22,822

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,964

About the fair price

about $132 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,832 This hospital $16,964 Cash price $17,852 Hospital's list price $37,191

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $16,505 Priciest $20,516

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $16,832 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $16,964, or about $17,852 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.

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	$26,777 - $33,472	190%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,156 - $33,042	114%
Aetnamajor	$9,552 - $35,331	68%
Cignamajor	$33,211	235%
Humanamajor	$16,964	120%
Amerigroup	$26,777	190%
Devoted Health	$17,448	124%
Health Net	$16,479 - $33,472	117%
Moda Health	$16,156 - $25,513	114%
Molina	$16,156 - $26,777	114%
WellCare	$16,964	120%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$16,156 - $35,331

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 17,852), 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 Mid-Columbia 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 Mid-Columbia Medical Center

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

Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $16,505
Willamette Valley Medical Center · McMinnville $16,589
St Charles Medical Center - Bend · Bend $16,888
Providence Newberg Medical Center · Newberg $17,780
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center · Tualatin $18,454
Sky Lakes Medical Center · Klamath Falls $19,867
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center · Gresham $20,458
Providence Medford Medical Center · Medford $20,516

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