CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,059

about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,389–$20,311

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,085

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,974 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $16,059 This hospital $12,085 Cash price $23,384 Hospital's list price $37,716

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $12,085 Priciest $14,609

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $16,059 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital charges insurers about $12,085, or about $23,384 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bloomsburg, 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

✓ 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	$11,523 - $11,848	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$10,128 - $23,798	72%
Aetnamajor	$24,176 - $35,347	171%
Cignamajor	$11,696	83%
Humanamajor	$11,848 - $32,058	84%
Ambetter (Centene)	$24,881	176%
Geisinger	$11,848 - $13,882	84%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$11,848 - $26,401

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 23,384), 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 Geisinger-Bloomsburg 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 Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

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

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
Indiana Regional Medical Center · Indiana $14,609

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