Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,923 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Community Medical Center charges insurers about $22,839, or about $71,378 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scranton, PA.
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
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 | $44,243 | 313% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13,897 - $122,925 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,626 - $67,925 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $18,762 | 133% |
| Humanamajor | $12,266 | 87% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $28,259 | 200% |
| Geisinger | $12,025 - $27,581 | 85% |
| Health Net | $67,464 | 478% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $57,563 - $103,614 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other PA hospitals
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $12,085
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $13,314
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $13,631
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $14,182
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $14,284
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $14,326
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $14,337
- Punxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney $14,586
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.