Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,230 per stay at 2,661 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,504 and $19,301.
Also known as: Sepsis
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,230
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,504–$19,301
- Medicare’s share
- $15,524
- Average billed charge
- $90,381
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,661
Compare hospitals
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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vermont Medical Center | 288 | $9,040 | 50% below the national average | $7,276 | $40,595 |
| Memorial Hospital | 30 | $9,605 | 47% below the national average | $7,757 | $37,215 |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | 386 | $9,745 | 47% below the national average | $8,194 | $42,927 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital | 12 | $10,344 | 43% below the national average | $9,256 | $28,203 |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 116 | $10,732 | 41% below the national average | $9,196 | $34,744 |
| Highland Community Hospital | 55 | $10,874 | 40% below the national average | $9,873 | $39,125 |
| Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital | 96 | $10,979 | 40% below the national average | $8,851 | $42,728 |
| Rock Regional Hospital, LLC | 23 | $11,142 | 39% below the national average | $9,936 | $25,201 |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | 38 | $11,151 | 39% below the national average | $9,970 | $32,478 |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | 119 | $11,184 | 39% below the national average | $10,052 | $80,623 |
| Saint John Hospital | 83 | $11,300 | 38% below the national average | $9,779 | $35,478 |
| East Ohio Regional Hospital | 45 | $11,305 | 38% below the national average | $10,365 | $28,751 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 27 | $11,349 | 38% below the national average | $9,530 | $20,509 |
| Bellevue Hospital | 53 | $11,469 | 37% below the national average | $8,979 | $40,333 |
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center | 59 | $11,514 | 37% below the national average | $10,215 | $100,558 |
| Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 72 | $11,535 | 37% below the national average | $9,737 | $66,912 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc | 15 | $11,603 | 36% below the national average | $10,080 | $40,399 |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | 84 | $11,605 | 36% below the national average | $9,973 | $29,455 |
| AdventHealth Riverview | 16 | $11,735 | 36% below the national average | $10,766 | $80,720 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | 141 | $11,774 | 35% below the national average | $10,120 | $174,632 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua | 37 | $11,776 | 35% below the national average | $10,542 | $26,536 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 64 | $11,779 | 35% below the national average | $10,034 | $42,911 |
| Paintsville ARH Hospital | 40 | $11,830 | 35% below the national average | $10,851 | $50,107 |
| Acadian Medical Center | 40 | $11,835 | 35% below the national average | $10,837 | $60,188 |
| Lone Peak Hospital | 27 | $11,844 | 35% below the national average | $10,567 | $66,257 |
| Canonsburg General Hospital | 30 | $11,850 | 35% below the national average | $10,547 | $57,806 |
| Froedtert Community Hospital | 11 | $11,875 | 35% below the national average | $9,752 | $14,132 |
| Delray Medical Center | 406 | $11,886 | 35% below the national average | $10,403 | $184,560 |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | 68 | $11,904 | 35% below the national average | $10,446 | $34,618 |
| Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC | 19 | $11,920 | 35% below the national average | $9,863 | $34,960 |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc | 52 | $11,926 | 35% below the national average | $10,442 | $75,022 |
| Resolute Health Hospital | 145 | $11,947 | 34% below the national average | $10,532 | $142,918 |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | 36 | $11,947 | 34% below the national average | $10,723 | $24,177 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | 168 | $11,948 | 34% below the national average | $10,854 | $69,851 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center | 134 | $11,956 | 34% below the national average | $10,815 | $82,138 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville | 17 | $11,964 | 34% below the national average | $11,004 | $46,218 |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 31 | $11,970 | 34% below the national average | $11,180 | $33,258 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | 278 | $11,983 | 34% below the national average | $9,950 | $58,666 |
| Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLC | 16 | $12,009 | 34% below the national average | $10,989 | $24,230 |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | 15 | $12,016 | 34% below the national average | $11,146 | $22,903 |
| Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 165 | $12,020 | 34% below the national average | $10,480 | $43,749 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 411 | $12,023 | 34% below the national average | $10,712 | $46,733 |
| Savoy Medical Center | 14 | $12,039 | 34% below the national average | $10,992 | $44,186 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC | 15 | $12,081 | 34% below the national average | $10,997 | $51,964 |
| Merit Health River Oaks | 97 | $12,099 | 34% below the national average | $10,893 | $161,107 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC | 19 | $12,104 | 34% below the national average | $11,331 | $52,050 |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | 61 | $12,121 | 34% below the national average | $9,899 | $39,333 |
| Weirton Medical Center, Inc | 112 | $12,132 | 33% below the national average | $10,945 | $37,249 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin | 14 | $12,134 | 33% below the national average | $9,112 | $32,408 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | 190 | $12,159 | 33% below the national average | $11,122 | $86,293 |
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 | $16K | $72K |
| 2021 | $17K | $79K |
| 2022 | $17K | $82K |
| 2023 | $18K | $86K |
| 2024 | $18K | $90K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 1,006 | $12,534 | $10,837–$13,808 |
| Mississippi | 44 | 7,801 | $14,185 | $13,005–$15,431 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 6,804 | $14,251 | $13,038–$15,064 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 7,387 | $14,389 | $12,826–$15,923 |
| Alabama | 51 | 6,955 | $14,639 | $13,126–$14,904 |
| Iowa | 28 | 5,143 | $14,760 | $13,503–$15,813 |
| Kentucky | 55 | 8,861 | $14,769 | $13,502–$15,083 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 9,012 | $14,957 | $13,449–$15,840 |
| Tennessee | 70 | 13,989 | $15,050 | $13,473–$15,661 |
| Indiana | 69 | 11,894 | $15,369 | $14,335–$15,891 |
| Kansas | 35 | 6,218 | $15,539 | $13,009–$16,911 |
| Florida | 163 | 46,590 | $15,659 | $13,841–$16,401 |
| Ohio | 107 | 17,642 | $15,665 | $13,447–$16,983 |
| Missouri | 61 | 11,126 | $15,809 | $13,747–$18,235 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 3,628 | $15,825 | $14,183–$17,758 |
| Montana | 10 | 1,891 | $15,849 | $15,190–$15,962 |
| West Virginia | 21 | 3,893 | $15,922 | $13,188–$16,028 |
| South Carolina | 47 | 9,623 | $16,012 | $13,571–$17,701 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 1,608 | $16,037 | $15,482–$16,908 |
| Idaho | 12 | 2,208 | $16,189 | $15,262–$16,437 |
| Utah | 29 | 3,577 | $16,259 | $13,499–$16,406 |
| Virginia | 69 | 18,991 | $16,366 | $14,579–$16,797 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 14,182 | $16,443 | $14,262–$16,622 |
| Texas | 200 | 41,514 | $16,694 | $14,574–$17,326 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 7,778 | $16,722 | $14,601–$16,855 |
| Colorado | 44 | 6,492 | $16,848 | $15,091–$18,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 | 23,264 | $16,882 | $13,742–$17,712 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 1,761 | $17,011 | $14,453–$16,961 |
| Michigan | 80 | 13,620 | $17,099 | $15,546–$18,044 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2,559 | $17,104 | $14,906–$17,807 |
| Georgia | 76 | 16,014 | $17,149 | $14,810–$18,248 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 3,188 | $17,242 | $14,867–$21,113 |
| Arizona | 51 | 11,083 | $17,451 | $14,930–$19,252 |
| Illinois | 107 | 23,221 | $17,635 | $14,990–$19,078 |
| Minnesota | 45 | 7,342 | $17,951 | $15,543–$18,157 |
| Delaware | 6 | 2,564 | $17,988 | $16,441–$18,698 |
| Washington | 44 | 10,226 | $18,304 | $16,999–$18,793 |
| Nevada | 20 | 5,276 | $18,342 | $16,834–$19,272 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 1,237 | $18,456 | $15,029–$19,713 |
| Maine | 17 | 1,525 | $19,002 | $16,559–$21,117 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 18,670 | $19,296 | $17,165–$21,889 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 16,108 | $19,534 | $15,639–$21,484 |
| Oregon | 31 | 4,533 | $19,972 | $16,884–$21,509 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 7,081 | $20,799 | $17,887–$20,857 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 829 | $21,131 | $20,621–$24,715 |
| California | 261 | 71,060 | $23,020 | $19,880–$24,983 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 1,722 | $23,528 | $20,458–$25,288 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 1,461 | $23,955 | $22,133–$28,718 |
| New York | 122 | 40,824 | $24,427 | $18,094–$25,791 |
| Maryland | 42 | 14,696 | $24,452 | $19,678–$27,642 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1,442 | $24,932 | $24,806–$32,784 |
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.