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 501–550. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami County Medical Center | 13 | $14,109 | 23% below the national average | $12,602 | $24,883 |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center | 67 | $14,110 | 23% below the national average | $12,893 | $55,628 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 529 | $14,113 | 23% below the national average | $11,781 | $77,714 |
| HCA Florida Putnam Hospital | 89 | $14,114 | 23% below the national average | $12,606 | $98,841 |
| AdventHealth Deland | 255 | $14,114 | 23% below the national average | $12,511 | $72,026 |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | 44 | $14,114 | 23% below the national average | $12,940 | $63,472 |
| Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus | 58 | $14,115 | 23% below the national average | $11,947 | $33,960 |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 53 | $14,118 | 23% below the national average | $12,926 | $50,810 |
| Northeastern Health System | 104 | $14,119 | 23% below the national average | $12,973 | $39,478 |
| St Elizabeth Florence | 263 | $14,119 | 23% below the national average | $10,768 | $49,470 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 1,029 | $14,128 | 23% below the national average | $12,110 | $67,555 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 669 | $14,131 | 22% below the national average | $12,325 | $79,399 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 356 | $14,136 | 22% below the national average | $12,667 | $75,380 |
| Avera St Lukes | 161 | $14,137 | 22% below the national average | $12,724 | $61,302 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 285 | $14,138 | 22% below the national average | $12,586 | $98,027 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | 86 | $14,138 | 22% below the national average | $11,644 | $60,454 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 292 | $14,141 | 22% below the national average | $12,345 | $72,783 |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center | 222 | $14,143 | 22% below the national average | $11,912 | $111,069 |
| St Mark's Hospital | 283 | $14,149 | 22% below the national average | $11,606 | $81,404 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | 76 | $14,154 | 22% below the national average | $12,721 | $68,444 |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center | 48 | $14,157 | 22% below the national average | $12,729 | $29,280 |
| St Marys Hospital | 92 | $14,169 | 22% below the national average | $12,181 | $56,815 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 529 | $14,172 | 22% below the national average | $12,073 | $75,365 |
| Minden Medical Center | 38 | $14,173 | 22% below the national average | $12,422 | $53,954 |
| Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia | 21 | $14,175 | 22% below the national average | $12,454 | $25,542 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 84 | $14,178 | 22% below the national average | $12,602 | $28,121 |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | 61 | $14,179 | 22% below the national average | $11,988 | $48,372 |
| Paris Regional Medical Center | 185 | $14,179 | 22% below the national average | $13,080 | $52,985 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 527 | $14,180 | 22% below the national average | $12,766 | $64,224 |
| Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital | 114 | $14,180 | 22% below the national average | $11,912 | $38,325 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 398 | $14,183 | 22% below the national average | $11,339 | $64,977 |
| St John Owasso | 38 | $14,185 | 22% below the national average | $12,899 | $33,550 |
| The Medical Center Of Southeast Texas | 73 | $14,195 | 22% below the national average | $13,139 | $82,443 |
| Indiana University Health North Hospital | 180 | $14,202 | 22% below the national average | $12,306 | $65,768 |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | 92 | $14,203 | 22% below the national average | $12,701 | $63,530 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 189 | $14,203 | 22% below the national average | $12,116 | $62,343 |
| Park City Hospital | 16 | $14,204 | 22% below the national average | $12,674 | $29,270 |
| Chester County Hospital | 349 | $14,204 | 22% below the national average | $12,865 | $69,570 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | 153 | $14,210 | 22% below the national average | $12,116 | $57,828 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | 160 | $14,215 | 22% below the national average | $13,117 | $69,831 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 226 | $14,216 | 22% below the national average | $13,168 | $93,686 |
| The Washington Hospital | 76 | $14,216 | 22% below the national average | $12,125 | $24,689 |
| West Valley Medical Center | 78 | $14,218 | 22% below the national average | $12,400 | $54,000 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | 116 | $14,218 | 22% below the national average | $12,694 | $42,811 |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 224 | $14,220 | 22% below the national average | $12,917 | $57,218 |
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | 197 | $14,223 | 22% below the national average | $12,534 | $174,468 |
| Ascension River District Hospital | 18 | $14,226 | 22% below the national average | $12,380 | $17,483 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | 297 | $14,227 | 22% below the national average | $11,977 | $140,406 |
| Integris Health Edmond Hospital | 68 | $14,227 | 22% below the national average | $11,767 | $80,170 |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | 261 | $14,228 | 22% below the national average | $12,136 | $104,484 |
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.