Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 870

Septicemia or severe sepsis with MV >96 hours

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $66,013 per stay at 878 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $49,655 and $71,592.

Also known as: Sepsis

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $66,013
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $49,655–$71,592
Medicare’s share: $58,77889% of the payment
Average billed charge: $336,205
Hospitals reporting: 87820,906 stays

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878 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 801–850. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Septicemia or severe sepsis with MV >96 hours by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · CCN 310038	29	$90,111	37% above the national average	$77,934	$577,002
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · CCN 050043	27	$90,192	37% above the national average	$71,435	$391,524
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	18	$90,326	37% above the national average	$82,377	$727,270
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · CCN 500054	27	$90,587	37% above the national average	$73,883	$412,575
South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330196	51	$90,803	38% above the national average	$81,807	$225,459
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	20	$90,917	38% above the national average	$89,755	$103,278
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · CCN 330106	48	$90,973	38% above the national average	$80,514	$673,222
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · CCN 140067	39	$91,066	38% above the national average	$56,527	$365,576
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	33	$91,120	38% above the national average	$56,049	$484,222
Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330009	28	$91,577	39% above the national average	$82,918	$99,442
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch, CA · CCN 050523	15	$91,629	39% above the national average	$71,203	$383,308
Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · CCN 310002	36	$91,785	39% above the national average	$75,235	$612,337
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	13	$91,847	39% above the national average	$84,131	$676,577
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · CCN 330195	60	$92,328	40% above the national average	$84,690	$576,938
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050077	17	$92,504	40% above the national average	$72,798	$540,943
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	13	$92,508	40% above the national average	$81,834	$261,603
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · CCN 070022	58	$92,603	40% above the national average	$76,591	$304,791
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330194	192	$93,266	41% above the national average	$82,890	$352,334
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · CCN 050380	16	$93,748	42% above the national average	$83,321	$1,270,647
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	16	$93,796	42% above the national average	$84,934	$579,385
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	27	$93,816	42% above the national average	$89,206	$107,251
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	19	$94,015	42% above the national average	$69,308	$1,171,903
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450358	39	$94,335	43% above the national average	$84,525	$794,323
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · CCN 450537	19	$94,940	44% above the national average	$41,305	$354,534
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	17	$95,028	44% above the national average	$80,410	$435,824
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330080	14	$95,558	45% above the national average	$89,997	$184,218
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	17	$95,936	45% above the national average	$72,711	$260,658
Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · CCN 090003	20	$96,078	46% above the national average	$77,492	$293,325
Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330233	39	$97,156	47% above the national average	$88,516	$177,251
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330059	155	$97,578	48% above the national average	$79,957	$541,663
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · CCN 330395	55	$98,528	49% above the national average	$85,135	$171,595
Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · CCN 490032	16	$98,537	49% above the national average	$75,062	$434,388
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	36	$98,794	50% above the national average	$91,054	$494,245
San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp, CA · CCN 050167	16	$98,908	50% above the national average	$92,141	$697,548
University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450213	12	$99,206	50% above the national average	$84,321	$343,333
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330119	22	$99,465	51% above the national average	$83,487	$492,969
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · CCN 330056	23	$99,581	51% above the national average	$85,106	$364,344
Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · CCN 330128	14	$100,530	52% above the national average	$95,490	$220,891
Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · CCN 330046	39	$100,579	52% above the national average	$92,504	$638,863
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050047	13	$100,790	53% above the national average	$87,623	$349,451
Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · CCN 050624	16	$101,648	54% above the national average	$70,754	$720,888
Harlem Hospital CenterNew York, NY · CCN 330240	15	$102,308	55% above the national average	$90,215	$276,245
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	105	$102,803	56% above the national average	$88,634	$575,815
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	39	$104,320	58% above the national average	$83,215	$442,482
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	30	$104,694	59% above the national average	$95,217	$434,152
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · CCN 200009	13	$105,648	60% above the national average	$69,719	$362,754
St Barnabas HospitalBronx, NY · CCN 330399	27	$106,658	62% above the national average	$93,803	$194,018
Jacobi Medical CenterBronx, NY · CCN 330127	31	$107,906	63% above the national average	$85,825	$216,784
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	20	$108,170	64% above the national average	$80,582	$457,073
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	35	$111,081	68% above the national average	$102,818	$234,239

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 43,443 stays at 1,404 hospitals · 2021: 34,947 stays at 1,277 hospitals · 2022: 25,153 stays at 1,044 hospitals · 2023: 21,332 stays at 904 hospitals · 2024: 20,906 stays at 878 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Septicemia or severe sepsis with MV >96 hours
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$57K	$262K
2021	$62K	$293K
2022	$63K	$298K
2023	$63K	$313K
2024	$66K	$336K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Septicemia or severe sepsis with MV >96 hours, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Mississippi	11	240	$46,424	$42,924–$46,925
Louisiana	12	275	$48,729	$44,615–$50,359
Arkansas	14	269	$48,934	$41,970–$52,679
Alabama	19	380	$49,420	$42,895–$49,673
Oklahoma	13	345	$49,754	$46,819–$52,414
Tennessee	19	427	$51,093	$46,665–$51,683
Idaho	2	23	$51,262	$50,707–$51,728
Florida	69	1,581	$51,397	$44,728–$51,625
Iowa	4	62	$52,858	$49,330–$54,780
Texas	61	1,378	$53,377	$46,278–$57,529
Ohio	32	708	$53,775	$47,927–$55,759
Kentucky	11	267	$53,831	$46,076–$57,676
Indiana	18	375	$54,108	$47,403–$56,379
Kansas	5	123	$54,739	$52,972–$56,751
South Carolina	9	180	$55,000	$44,265–$57,339
Nebraska	5	86	$55,497	$51,698–$62,348
Missouri	18	344	$55,624	$46,222–$57,487
North Carolina	21	420	$56,383	$47,261–$64,678
Virginia	22	499	$58,036	$50,213–$66,169
Michigan	28	605	$58,309	$50,170–$59,179
Montana	2	38	$58,394	$55,941–$60,380
New Mexico	3	37	$58,536	$48,018–$66,084
Georgia	30	642	$58,723	$46,334–$66,424
North Dakota	3	41	$58,892	$55,802–$61,950
Nevada	10	308	$59,289	$53,571–$64,802
Colorado	5	81	$61,866	$52,529–$71,596
Illinois	35	656	$62,075	$50,889–$68,482
West Virginia	7	124	$62,752	$52,035–$58,674
Arizona	17	286	$62,798	$52,594–$67,820
Delaware	2	101	$63,464	$60,111–$64,072
Utah	2	32	$64,700	$63,174–$68,059
Pennsylvania	33	689	$65,297	$53,585–$71,919
South Dakota	2	34	$66,493	$62,719–$74,386
New Jersey	36	949	$66,826	$58,357–$70,796
Washington	9	167	$68,290	$60,710–$69,063
Wisconsin	6	98	$70,143	$61,592–$77,722
Minnesota	9	176	$70,334	$60,342–$86,948
Maryland	27	580	$71,178	$59,160–$79,153
Oregon	4	53	$72,399	$69,190–$75,675
Connecticut	10	237	$76,534	$67,813–$77,021
Massachusetts	18	513	$77,645	$58,158–$78,235
Hawaii	3	42	$78,261	$76,859–$79,591
California	133	3,502	$80,067	$66,760–$84,821
Rhode Island	1	11	$81,091	$81,091–$81,091
New Hampshire	3	47	$82,413	$59,916–$91,064
District of Columbia	6	152	$82,613	$68,616–$92,381
New York	67	2,698	$86,662	$66,430–$96,357
Maine	2	25	$87,388	$77,116–$96,137

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.