CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: East Cooper Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,016

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,182–$26,814

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,818

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,198 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,016 This hospital $15,818 Cash price $16,579

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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 $15,818

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 $19,016 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $15,818, or about $16,579 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Pleasant, 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	$14,482 - $64,345	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,579 - $38,208	117%
Aetnamajor	$14,339	102%
Cignamajor	$14,769 - $34,601	105%
Humanamajor	$14,339	102%
Clover Health	$14,912	106%
Devoted Health	$14,339	102%
Molina	$14,626 - $20,791	104%
SelectHealth	$15,056 - $27,387	107%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$14,339 - $25,093

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 16,579), 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 East Cooper 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 East Cooper 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.