CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,476

about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $14,795–$25,023

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,190

About the fair price

about $286 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $17,476 This hospital $17,190

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $7,995 Priciest $17,190

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $17,476 (about 1.2× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $17,190 — about the fair price. Located in La Crosse, WI.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$16,689	118%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,190 - $42,835	122%
Aetnamajor	$16,689	118%
Amerigroup	$16,689	118%
HealthPartners	$16,689	118%
Quartz	$19,851	141%
UCare	$16,612 - $17,523	118%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$16,689 - $35,940

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 Gundersen Lutheran 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 Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

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

Thedacare Medical Center - New London · New London $7,995
Vernon Memorial Hospital · Viroqua $9,838
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $11,896
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · Glendale $13,315
Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $13,730
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital · Altoona $13,756
The Monroe Clinic · Monroe $13,815
Mile Bluff Medical Center · Mauston $13,970

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