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

Hospitals in Alabama

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Average payment across these 19 hospitals: $49,420National $66,013 · Alabama $49,420
Median hospital: $47,518
Lowest to highest: $32,575–$88,843
Medicare stays: 380

19 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	11	$32,575	51% below the national average	$28,890	$107,193
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · CCN 010024	18	$35,708	46% below the national average	$34,586	$179,079
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · CCN 010016	14	$41,896	37% below the national average	$39,052	$490,689
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	12	$42,122	36% below the national average	$40,697	$357,815
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010046	29	$42,811	35% below the national average	$41,968	$294,278
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	15	$42,980	35% below the national average	$39,823	$237,742
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · CCN 010085	11	$43,481	34% below the national average	$42,223	$101,009
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	21	$43,558	34% below the national average	$39,214	$147,451
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · CCN 010011	15	$46,060	30% below the national average	$41,538	$171,362
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010139	12	$47,518	28% below the national average	$40,967	$694,419
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · CCN 010006	17	$47,723	28% below the national average	$44,530	$245,170
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	30	$48,491	27% below the national average	$44,570	$259,969
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	35	$48,513	27% below the national average	$42,977	$250,530
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	16	$49,272	25% below the national average	$43,268	$198,785
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	20	$50,074	24% below the national average	$47,371	$175,866
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	20	$50,585	23% below the national average	$37,158	$600,248
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010103	41	$51,994	21% below the national average	$41,008	$440,756
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	18	$57,090	14% below the national average	$50,260	$223,994
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033	25	$88,843	35% above the national average	$56,736	$409,955

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.