CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,038

about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $15,041–$25,415

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,722

About the fair price

about $316 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $19,038 This hospital $18,722

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,776 Priciest $18,722

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $19,038 (about 1.3× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital charges insurers about $18,722 — about the fair price. Located in Tappahannock, VA.

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	$18,209 - $33,727	129%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,509 - $34,031	124%
Aetnamajor	$17,509	124%
Cignamajor	$17,684 - $26,080	125%
Humanamajor	$18,384	130%
Molina	$18,722	133%
Sentara	$17,509 - $28,221	124%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$18,722

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, 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 Vcu Health Tappahannock 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 Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital

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

Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc · Norfolk $10,776
Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $14,559
Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany · Low Moor $14,635
Buchanan General Hospital · Grundy $14,876
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital · South Boston $15,094
Sovah Health Danville · Danville $15,113
Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski · Pulaski $15,216
Clinch Valley Medical Center · Richlands $15,240

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