CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Trident Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,943

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,302–$27,948

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,842

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,101 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $18,943 This hospital $16,842

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $11,648 Priciest $16,842

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 $18,943 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Trident Medical Center charges insurers about $16,842 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charleston, SC.

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	$6,373 - $16,194	45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,194 - $43,144	115%
Aetnamajor	$16,356 - $63,090	116%
Cignamajor	$16,518	117%
Humanamajor	$16,194	115%
Clover Health	$16,842	119%
Devoted Health	$16,518	117%
Health Net	$22,218	157%
Molina	$16,356 - $16,680	116%
SelectHealth	$40,090	284%
WellCare	$16,518	117%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$3,270 - $28,340

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, 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 Trident 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 Trident Medical Center

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.