Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
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.
A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $28,652 (about 2.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation charges insurers about $51,433, or about $1,800 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.
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 $28,652. 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.
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 | $3,596 - $4,452 | 25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,385 - $51,433 | 17% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,949 - $2,293 | 14% |
| Cignamajor | $2,178 - $51,433 | 15% |
| Humanamajor | $48,347 - $51,947 | 342% |
| Clover Health | $51,433 | 364% |
| Geisinger | $1,650 - $2,300 | 12% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $1,650 - $52,462 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
- Speech therapy (language evaluation)
- Speech therapy (group session)
- Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise)
- Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education)
- Physical therapy (gait training)
- Physical therapy (manual therapy)
- Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities)
- Occupational therapy (self-care training)
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.