Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)
Facility: Medical City Fort Worth
Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $18,967 compared to the $20,109 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.94× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $20,109 (about 1.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Medical City Fort Worth charges insurers about $18,967 — about the fair price. Located in Fort Worth, 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
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 | $2,780 - $42,000 | 20% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,017 - $30,837 | 14% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,313 - $16,865 | 16% |
| Cignamajor | $17,429 - $63,504 | 123% |
| Humanamajor | $16,746 - $57,267 | 119% |
| Amerigroup | $17,087 | 121% |
| Devoted Health | $17,429 | 123% |
| Fidelis Care | $19,309 | 137% |
| Healthcare Highways | $24,813 | 176% |
| Independent Health | $17,429 | 123% |
| Molina | $18,625 - $34,837 | 132% |
| Oscar Health | $1,575 - $15,771 | 11% |
| WellCare | $17,087 | 121% |
| WellMed | $17,036 | 121% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $2,717 - $38,276 |
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Other Procedures at Medical City Fort Worth
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 $8,391
- 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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Medical City Fort Worth (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $16,524
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $16,524).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Medical City Fort Worth's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $20,109 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($45,521) is $25,412 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($20,109) and 3.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.