CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Houston Methodist West Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,186

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $16,019–$22,107

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,024

About the fair price

about $162 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $18,186 This hospital $18,024

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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 $18,024

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 $18,186 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Houston Methodist West Hospital charges insurers about $18,024 — about the fair price. Located in Houston, 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	$16,385 - $31,952	116%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,385 - $30,165	116%
Aetnamajor	$16,631	118%
Cignamajor	$16,877 - $26,014	120%
Humanamajor	$16,385	116%
Devoted Health	$17,532 - $20,482	124%
Molina	$17,205 - $32,771	122%
Oscar Health	$17,205	122%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$17,532 - $81,927

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Houston Methodist West Hospital 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 Houston Methodist West Hospital

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.