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
- $58,778
- Average billed charge
- $336,205
- Hospitals reporting
- 878
Hospitals in Tennessee
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 19 hospitals
- $51,093
- Median hospital
- $47,601
- Lowest to highest
- $40,561–$69,370
- Medicare stays
- 427
19 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | 14 | $40,561 | 39% below the national average | $38,636 | $204,987 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | 14 | $43,675 | 34% below the national average | $36,180 | $318,718 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 11 | $44,065 | 33% below the national average | $43,029 | $317,743 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 18 | $45,950 | 30% below the national average | $44,899 | $170,399 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | 16 | $46,394 | 30% below the national average | $35,497 | $175,987 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | 15 | $46,937 | 29% below the national average | $45,476 | $536,828 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 21 | $47,040 | 29% below the national average | $42,176 | $208,381 |
| St Francis Hospital | 15 | $47,111 | 29% below the national average | $45,316 | $339,843 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 11 | $47,276 | 28% below the national average | $46,259 | $96,821 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 27 | $47,601 | 28% below the national average | $44,228 | $218,951 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 19 | $49,730 | 25% below the national average | $42,251 | $243,708 |
| Affiliate Of Vitruvian Health | 11 | $49,835 | 25% below the national average | $37,369 | $335,231 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 97 | $51,221 | 22% below the national average | $43,835 | $173,656 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 26 | $51,351 | 22% below the national average | $41,648 | $245,488 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 36 | $52,016 | 21% below the national average | $50,404 | $152,534 |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center | 20 | $52,154 | 21% below the national average | $41,479 | $501,480 |
| University Health System, Inc | 24 | $60,581 | About average | $50,551 | $163,240 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | 13 | $68,864 | About average | $37,705 | $194,227 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 19 | $69,370 | About average | $55,350 | $306,744 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| 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.
Show all 48 states
| 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.