Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,702 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Richland Hospital charges insurers about $23,206, or about $40,994 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Columbia, SC.
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 $17,702. 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 | $5,976 - $61,795 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16,575 - $89,292 | 117% |
| Aetnamajor | $17,404 | 123% |
| Cignamajor | $16,575 - $46,859 | 117% |
| Humanamajor | $16,575 | 117% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18,450 | 131% |
| Molina | $17,404 | 123% |
| WellCare | $17,404 | 123% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $17,404 - $89,292 |
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 Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other SC hospitals
- Anmed Health · Anderson $11,648
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $11,884
- McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $13,397
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $13,531
- Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $13,907
- Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $14,196
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $14,535
- MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $15,087
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.