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 Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 33 hospitals: $65,297National $66,013 · Pennsylvania $65,297
Median hospital: $59,278
Lowest to highest: $39,518–$119,128
Medicare stays: 689

33 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
Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · CCN 390237	11	$39,518	40% below the national average	$38,054	$291,159
Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · CCN 390137	11	$46,772	29% below the national average	$37,510	$275,259
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · CCN 390004	19	$47,441	28% below the national average	$38,037	$230,784
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · CCN 390073	15	$50,479	24% below the national average	$49,134	$174,831
Roxborough Memorial HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390304	20	$51,641	22% below the national average	$47,332	$202,819
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · CCN 390258	17	$51,727	22% below the national average	$43,582	$123,093
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · CCN 390151	17	$52,041	21% below the national average	$49,516	$199,942
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	15	$53,259	19% below the national average	$50,769	$374,844
Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390115	39	$53,585	19% below the national average	$50,802	$219,644
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · CCN 390329	38	$57,188	13% below the national average	$52,905	$157,678
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	33	$57,484	13% below the national average	$49,319	$241,802
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	29	$57,835	12% below the national average	$50,156	$392,294
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390026	34	$57,992	12% below the national average	$53,551	$564,932
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	17	$58,465	11% below the national average	$55,547	$238,426
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	17	$58,738	11% below the national average	$56,987	$346,706
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	18	$58,834	11% below the national average	$51,514	$540,405
Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390204	19	$59,278	10% below the national average	$54,328	$145,435
Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown, PA · CCN 390110	14	$59,766	About average	$56,174	$156,185
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	25	$61,290	About average	$56,576	$368,434
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · CCN 390001	21	$63,036	About average	$46,396	$519,317
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	13	$63,897	About average	$50,110	$246,643
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	26	$66,399	About average	$59,650	$516,824
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	17	$68,883	About average	$53,018	$294,478
Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · CCN 390180	21	$69,882	About average	$63,612	$527,688
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	31	$71,919	About average	$59,481	$274,728
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	13	$72,291	About average	$58,745	$307,869
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby, PA · CCN 390156	15	$73,847	12% above the national average	$65,738	$206,291
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390142	17	$78,435	19% above the national average	$66,259	$273,878
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	21	$80,124	21% above the national average	$54,240	$899,911
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	11	$82,468	25% above the national average	$74,444	$624,651
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	27	$86,950	32% above the national average	$75,995	$768,291
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	13	$91,847	39% above the national average	$84,131	$676,577
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	35	$119,128	80% above the national average	$102,764	$930,948

National trend

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

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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.