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 North Carolina

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Average payment across these 21 hospitals: $56,383National $66,013 · North Carolina $56,383
Median hospital: $51,417
Lowest to highest: $39,117–$95,936
Medicare stays: 420

21 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
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340143	16	$39,117	41% below the national average	$37,763	$104,007
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	20	$42,862	35% below the national average	$41,436	$187,702
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	23	$43,221	35% below the national average	$38,787	$154,044
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	16	$46,318	30% below the national average	$42,846	$240,802
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	33	$46,999	29% below the national average	$43,208	$123,213
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	19	$47,261	28% below the national average	$45,628	$202,489
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	35	$48,213	27% below the national average	$42,892	$275,770
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	20	$48,527	26% below the national average	$46,504	$214,934
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · CCN 340039	12	$49,437	25% below the national average	$36,608	$197,838
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	14	$51,213	22% below the national average	$49,697	$236,006
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	19	$51,417	22% below the national average	$49,250	$186,058
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	13	$51,902	21% below the national average	$51,151	$226,547
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	29	$54,442	18% below the national average	$52,382	$211,548
Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · CCN 340109	19	$59,224	10% below the national average	$58,133	$146,400
UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · CCN 340010	13	$63,921	About average	$61,727	$141,183
Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · CCN 340126	11	$64,678	About average	$63,271	$347,024
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	19	$69,716	About average	$54,132	$297,233
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	40	$69,722	About average	$55,258	$191,164
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	21	$70,588	About average	$51,502	$195,756
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030	11	$83,694	27% above the national average	$69,711	$232,653
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	17	$95,936	45% above the national average	$72,711	$260,658

National trend

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

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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.