CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$14,906

about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $11,649–$15,241

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,064

About the fair price

about $842 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $14,906 This hospital $14,064

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $10,101 Priciest $14,938

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

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $14,906 (about 1.1× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Weirton Medical Center, Inc charges insurers about $14,064 — about the fair price. Located in Weirton, WV.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$14,826	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,629 - $14,010	47%
Aetnamajor	$14,184 - $14,282	100%
Humanamajor	$14,282	101%
AmeriHealth	$13,256	94%
Geisinger	$14,582	103%
HealthPartners	$14,582	103%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$13,256 - $14,118

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Weirton Medical Center, Inc 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 Weirton Medical Center, Inc

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

Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital · Philippi $10,101
St Marys Medical Center · Huntington $12,351
Charleston Area Medical Center · Charleston $12,406
Raleigh General Hospital · Beckley $13,821
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $14,557
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $14,679
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $14,882
Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $14,938

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