CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Valley Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,478

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,562–$18,963

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,125

About the fair price

about $647 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,478 This hospital $18,125

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $7,621 Priciest $18,125

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,478 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Valley Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $18,125 — about the fair price. Located in Brownsville, TX.

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	$3,876 - $17,488	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,929 - $35,300	14%
Aetnamajor	$2,363 - $17,453	17%
Cignamajor	$17,506 - $32,721	124%
Humanamajor	$16,887 - $47,022	120%
Independent Health	$18,567	132%
Molina	$19,274 - $26,158	137%
Oscar Health	$2,014 - $22,154	14%
WellMed	$18,036	128%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$2,717 - $31,873

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

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, 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 Valley Regional 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 Valley Regional Medical Center

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

Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $7,621
Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $7,621
Memorial Medical Center · Port Lavaca $8,268
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $9,063
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · Austin $9,063
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes · Burnet $9,063
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis · Luling $9,063
Dell Children's Medical Center · Austin $9,063

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